[plt-scheme] Re: servlets and stuff

From: Paul A. Steckler (steck at stecksoft.com)
Date: Thu Oct 13 20:06:10 EDT 2005

> > Language levels are modes, and modes should be
> > deprecated.  But if you've gotta have 'em, make
> > 'em obvious.
> 
> In what sense are they modes?

They're modes in that they affect the entire operation 
of the program.  Think of language editing modes in 
emacs; language levels have even more pervasive effects.

If I edit a Scheme program in fundamental mode, I get 
funny indenting behavior.  That why it's useful that 
emacs displays its editing modes in the status bar.

-- Paul


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