Re: # or not before a value

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

Graham Percival escreveu:
> Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote:
>> Mats Bengtsson escreveu:
>>> In most situations, the hash sign is optional but can be added without
>>> chaning anythin.
>>
>> I've been tempted a few times to strip this feature, actually, in
>> favor of the schemish
>>
>>   #(* cm 2)
>>
>> or
>>
>>   #(2 cm)
> 
> Is there any benefit other than standardization?  

It simplifies the parser internally. Often when working on language
improvements, the web of backward compatibility prevents us to make
improvements easily; I don't know of a specific case, though.

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