[racket-dev] else clauses: possible change to match?

From: Robby Findler (robby at eecs.northwestern.edu)
Date: Fri May 3 10:40:54 EDT 2013

That's my take too, but we should really be careful about changes at this
level.

Robby

On Friday, May 3, 2013, Laurent wrote:

>
> On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 4:22 PM, Robby Findler <robby at eecs.northwestern.edu<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'robby at eecs.northwestern.edu');>
> > wrote:
>
>> I don't like warnings that are basically admitting weaknesses in the
>> language design....
>
>
> Ah, that's the answer my subconscious was seeking when I wondered about
> Racket warnings. Good point!
>
> FWIW, I'd vote (with my voting weight being around the epsilons) for a
> change in else/match too, as I hardly see someone binding else in match
> intentionally, and hoping to get away with it.
> At best, some old buggy programs will magically start working ;)
>
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