[plt-scheme] Student parsing problem

From: David Van Horn (dvanhorn at ccs.neu.edu)
Date: Tue Jun 2 19:15:19 EDT 2009

Carl Eastlund wrote:
> I have had students run into the same problem with #; comments, that a
> #; before whitespace or another comment could be forgotten.  I think
> all of the s-expression-eating reader forms should have the "no
> whitespace/comment" restriction in the student languages.

I frequently use the pattern

    #;
    (define (f x) ...)

in student language programs.  It preserves the indentation of the 
definition and this program should be acceptable, IMO.

David


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