[plt-scheme] symbols redefined in SRFIs
On Oct 24, Dan Muresan wrote:
> > * the ability to catch bugs in code that wants to use lists of equal
> > length
>
> (you mean unequal length)
No -- code that wants equal-length lists, but got unequal lengths
instead. Before your change it raised an error and got a happy
programmer. After your change you get a bug that propagates further
and becomes harder to find.
> That's a good point -- I was too focused on "API compatibility".
Exactly. (And btw, I'm often on your side...)
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