[plt-scheme] meaning of "->" in proc name

From: Shriram Krishnamurthi (sk at cs.brown.edu)
Date: Tue Sep 30 07:49:31 EDT 2008

Correct.  Scheme does not interpret any of these letters in the middle of names.

On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 5:23 AM, Fred G. Martin <fredm at cs.uml.edu> wrote:
> Hey all,
> Is there any operational significance to "->" in a procedure name
> (e..g, picture->painter, round->exact)?
> I am guessing it is merely a cultural standard to indicate a proc that does
> type conversion, similar to the use of ? in predicates?
> Fred
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