Car and cdr (Re: Python syntax in Lisp and Scheme)

[Pascal Costanza]

Rayiner Hashem wrote:
>> From that point of view, "car" and "cdr" are as good
>>as anything!
> 
> Well, if you're going to call the thing a 'cons' you might as well go
> all the way and use 'car' and 'cdr' as operators. A little flavor is
> nice, although I think that "4th" would be easier to read than
> "cadddr"...

...but cadddr might not be "fourth". It might be some leaf in a tree. Or 
something completely different. "fourth" doesn't always make sense.

(And just for the sake of completeness, Common Lisp does have FOURTH and 
also (NTH 3 ...).)

Pascal

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