Re: Loop macros (was: Re: macro definition for continue and break)

[Damien Mattei]

do you have any examples of use? that illustrate the features ,just with
the code it is not easy.
Regards,
Damien

On Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 10:57 PM Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be>
wrote:

>
>
> On 12-09-2022 21:19, Linus Björnstam wrote:
> > If you want a bit more advanced looping you could have a look at my
> goof-loop: https://git.sr.ht/~bjoli/goof-loop
> >
> > It currently does not support a break or continue clause, but adding one
> should not really be a problem.
> >
> > A good thing is that it does not rely on mutation for anything except
> higher order sequences, meaning it does not lead to the implicit boxing
> overhead of set!, which is a good idea in loops since that quickly adds up.
> >
> > Best regards
> >    Linus Björnstam
>
> I also have a mutation-free loop macro, named 'hat-let' or 'let^':
>
> https://git.gnunet.org/gnunet-scheme.git/tree/gnu/gnunet/utils/hat-let.scm
>
> Its origin is rather different though, goof-loop appears to be the
> result of combining various loop-related constructs, plus some extras,
> whereas let^ is the result of combining various binding constructs
> (including the 'let loop'), plus some extras.
>
> It combines the following: let*, lambda / define, receive, 'let loop',
> 'if', 'begin'.
>
> Doesn't do any accumulation though.
>
> Greetings,
> Maxime.
>