Symbols often consume permanent resources in the outer program, depending on implementation.  If Scheme had gensym, I'd allow it.

On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 4:18 AM Lassi Kortela <xxxxxx@lassi.io> wrote:
> I've just published draft #3 of SRFI 172.

LGTM! The "alternative versions" provision sounds good.

Is string->symbol gone on purpose? symbol->string is still there.