At 04:15 PM 10/8/00 -0400, you wrote:
I find myself become more of an instant nutcase than testcase when I look at even this trivial example:
(define (area-of-disk r) (* 3.14 (* r r)))
A voice inside my head starts saying "No. Stop no!"
Jason, I've been programming C since 1984, and my reaction is identical to yours. Whatever that thing is, it's not normal C/Python/Perl/fortran syntax, nor is it reverse polish as far as I can see. I cannot *even imagine* how a kid would understand that syntax. Personally, I'd feel much better if it were 3.14*r*r or 3.14*(r**2). Or even 3.14 (r r *)* or 3.14 r * r * would be preferable to the syntax you quote. The syntax you quote is quite unfathomable to me. My opinion only. Steve Steve Litt Webmaster, Troubleshooters.Com http://www.troubleshooters.com slitt@troubleshooters.com