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Unhygienic quote #6

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lassik opened this issue Dec 18, 2022 · 0 comments
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Unhygienic quote #6

lassik opened this issue Dec 18, 2022 · 0 comments

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lassik commented Dec 18, 2022

The "Esoterica" guide should mention the good old "unhygienic quote" bug/feature which still features in the latest RnRS.

'foo expands to (quote foo). The keyword quote can be redefined locally, which causes surprising effects. Same goes for quasiquote, unquote, unquote-splicing.

(let ((quote square)) '5) => 25
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