From: cba...@2xtreme.net (Christopher R. Barry)
Subject: Re: Backquote considered bizzare (was Re: loading Emacs-Lisp into CL)
Date: 1999/03/04
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Kelly Murray <k...@IntelliMarket.Com> writes:

> In any case, y'all tell me the syntax doesn't matter

Actually, it seems everyone who has commented on it doesn't like
it. Count in my vote against it as well. If you're only making NiCLOS
for your own use, then to each his own. Else, you may want to do
better than just having the existing Common Lisp macro syntax
"probably still work", or whatever it was you said to that effect.

A lot of people like to extend the language to use their own
bastardized if-else constructs and procedural-language idioms. I
believe a design goal of the language was to allow this sort of
thing. As a matter of fact, using `{' and `}' which are supposed to be
"user reserved macro characters" will probably tick a few people off
that like to use them for the same kind of stuff you do.

Just a few points to consider,
Christopher