[plt-scheme] Re: applying set! on the contents of a variable

On Sep 30, Majorinc, Kazimir wrote:
> Eli Barzilay wrote:
> > Lots of quotes mean that you should learn how to use quasiquotes,
> > or even better -- `define-syntax' and `syntax-rules'.  These will
> > get you much smaller and more understandable code. Lots of `eval's
> > are an indication that your solution is not great.
> 
> Thanks for explanation of reasons behind non-local eval. What's
> wrong with evals? Do you mean that simpler code is possible or they
> are just generally bad?

No, they're not bad -- but there are rare situations in which they're
useful.  Your code could just as well use a hash table, instead.  (Or
using the namespace functions directly, which is using a namespace in
exactly the same way as a hash table.)

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