[plt-scheme] How do I convert (values ...) to something I can do something with?

There are Lisp dialects that allow the usage of '{' in addition to
'('--- probably not Scheme...

--hsm

On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 5:15 PM,  <hendrik at topoi.pooq.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 09:28:53AM -0700, Hugh Myers wrote:
>> I on the other hand can barely tolerate '{' usage let alone additional
>> visual clutter. Parenthesis are all that I've ever needed for lists
>> etc...
>
> Well I find dense close-parenthesis clusters unreadable.  At least,
> clusters that are long enough that I have to count them. (which is more
> than about five or six or so).  Yes, I know the aguments about dedicated
> editors that match parentheses for you, but it's still convenient to be
> able to read a printout in an easy chair.
>
> And ... what is it you mean by '{' usage?
>
> -- hendrik
>
>>
>> --hsm
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 7:59 AM,  <hendrik at topoi.pooq.com> wrote:
>> > On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 02:08:14PM +1300, Tony Garnock-Jones wrote:
>> >>
>> >> However, (you (do (end (up (nesting (continuations (fairly (deeply
>> >> (sometimes))))))))).
>> >
>> > Which is why I'm getting on my old hobby-horse and somplaining again
>> > about Lisp's bracket syntax.  It's really useful to have a symbol (I've
>> > used '/' that indicates 'all the rest of this list is really a sublist'.
>> > Then you could have written
>> >
>> >> However, (you /do /end /up /nesting /continuations /fairly /deeply
>> >> /sometimes).
>> >
>> > -- hendrik
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