[plt-scheme] fluid-let vs. parameterize

From: Eli Barzilay (eli at barzilay.org)
Date: Wed Feb 25 12:57:21 EST 2004

On Feb 25, Robby Findler wrote:
> 
> Fluid-let is for variables and parameterize is for parameters (two
> different places to hold state). If you look at the expansion,
> you'll see that they do essentially the same thing for those two
> different places to hold state.
> 
> parameters are different than variables in that parameters have
> thread-local state, but there is only one (global to all threads)
> variable.

Another issue is the fact that you can only modify a variable in its
module.

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