6 May
2012
6 May
'12
10:36 p.m.
- Steve Haflich funsyvpu-Er5WDRrDdr8NikgvhZjk3j@choyvp.tznar.bet [2012-05-06 12:54:00 -0700]:
I'm mildly opposed to trying to impose syntax extensions on the language if the only motivation is slight convenience.
not quite "mildly". any change has a cost and the benefit here is negligible, so I don't see any reason to do this.
Besides, I find that feature expressions like #+never #+notyet #+nomore or #+bug456 provide useful self documentation about conditionals, while we programmers are often lazy about adding real documentation about changes.
+1
And if all you are concerned about is that someone might have pushed :NIL onto the features list, the syntax #+(or) is logically and portably unscrewable.
+1
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