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Diffstat (limited to 'STYLES')
| -rw-r--r-- | STYLES | 15 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ Styles for Boot Codes --------------------- - The core of the OpenAxiom system is mostly written Boot. A long + The core of the OpenAxiom system is mostly written in Boot. A long time ago, Boot was essentially a Lisp DSL with a much more palatable -syntax geared specifically for writing readable codes. As such it +syntax geared specifically toward writing readable codes. As such it tended to have lots of Lispism in it. There days, Boot is no longer `just a syntactic sugar over Lisp', -even currently, we essentially translate to Lisp. Boot is a +even when we essentially translate to Lisp. Boot is a programming language in of its own. In fact, we would like to remove Lispism from Boot codes. The `rules' below are suggestions (or guidelines) for writing `good Boot codes'. @@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ guidelines) for writing `good Boot codes'. -- GOOD -- first form in '(Mapping Record) => -- ... + form.first := '%LET -- BAD -- CAR form in '(Mapping Record) => -- ... + RPLACA(form,'%LET) * Don't use `null' to test for Boolean values, use `not' @@ -45,4 +47,11 @@ guidelines) for writing `good Boot codes'. -- BAD -- null $monitorNewworld => ... +* Use idiomatic Boot constructs + Example: + -- GOOD -- + vars := [var,:vars] + + -- BAD -- + vars := CONS(var,vars) |