Post #2849135
2026-05-07 16:18 UTC
@mousebot@todon.nl
Fail early? Less "happy" accidents? Stricter typing is mostly better?
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@mousebot@todon.nl 2026-05-07 16:28
@janneke@todon.nl given how carefully it is made, i have to assume the guile makers know what they are doing (and i know them and know that they do), and don't doubt that there are good reasons. but i'm very used to nil punning like the blazes, i find it elegant. without it, when/unless become unusable to me. i also don't see why we need three nonentities. can't your queries be satisfied with 2? calling (unspecified?) on something is a monstrosity.... why not return false for a failed when? but anyway, guile v v good :), maybe one day i will see the light re holy prohibition on nil punning!