I agree that the SRFI should be finalized. I'm less enthusiastic about
restarters as a desirable language paradigm. My skepticism is based upon
my experience, decades ago, with PL/I, whose exception-handling
facilities had automatic retry defaults in many cases. As a result,
programs that did not correct errors could easily run into infinite loops.

It would be a good idea for people enthusiastic about restarters to try
them in real programs. If in fact, they make programs more robust and
readable, then we should consider them for inclusion in the Large
language. If we don't find benefits and few drawbacks, then they are
best considered an experimental language feature. -- vincent