Re: Improve `replace-regexp-in-string' ergonomics?

[Basil L. Contovounesios]

Stefan Monnier [2021-09-22 14:01 -0400] wrote:

>>   (thread-as NAME EXPR &rest FORMS)
>>
>> I considered proposing one recently, but it seems like anaphoric macros
>> aren't popular around here.  :)
>
> I thought "anaphoric" is used for macros where you don't specify the
> name of the variable (it's typically the hardcoded `it`),

Someone must have confused the words "anaphora" and "anathema" ;).

> whereas IIUC
> here you do specify it.  I don't like the usual anaphoric macros, but if
>
>     (thread-as FOO x
>       (bar x 6)
>       ...
>       (toto 45 x))
>
> turns into
>
>     (let* ((x FOO)
>            (x (bar x 6))
>            (x ...))
>       (toto 45 x))
>
> then I wouldn't consider that as "anaphoric" and so wouldn't stay away
> from it.

That would be a lot more hygienic,

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Basil