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use "rec" instead of "rtd"? Ray Blaak (26 Jul 2008 19:10 UTC)
Re: use "rec" instead of "rtd"? Ray Blaak (26 Jul 2008 19:13 UTC)
Re: use "rec" instead of "rtd"? David Van Horn (28 Jul 2008 18:30 UTC)
Re: use "rec" instead of "rtd"? David Van Horn (28 Jul 2008 18:33 UTC)

Re: use "rec" instead of "rtd"? David Van Horn 28 Jul 2008 18:33 UTC

Ray Blaak wrote:
> Ray Blaak wrote:
>> I am ignorant of some of the passed record systems referenced, so
>> "rtd" does not seem obvious to me. "Record Type Data"?
> Ok:
> <definition>            -> <record type definition>
> Nevertheless, my suggestion still stands. For all the helper record
> methods and forms, something that more directly reads as being record
> related would be better than "rtd".

Oh -- I forgot to mention: rtd is shorthand for record type descriptor,
not record type definition.  So your email should be taken as further
evidence that the notational assumptions are not well described.

Also, I now realize rtd is used in SRFI 99 names, not to coincide with
R6RS, but to avoid name clashes.  Perhaps this should be stated early in
the specification?

David