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ALPHA QUALITY -- USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
-A simple "one file" system that adds a reader macro for quick lambda
-riffing.
+Just a reader macro for lambda riffing.
** Examples and Use
-To use the system, simply load it. It adds a single reader macro to
-you lisp system.
+To use the system you only need to load it. It adds a adds a single
+reader macro to your Lisp system.
If this system has any actual users, and if those users are
-dissatisfied with the alteration of the global readtable, let me know
-and I can try adapting this for use with named-readtables.
+dissatisfied with the alteration of the global read table, let me know
+and I can try adapting this for use with =named-readtables=.
*** Normal Use
-As normally used, lambda-riffs lets you make quick anonymous
+As normally used, =lambda-riffs= lets you make quick anonymous
functions. There is a special syntax for making variables that start
-with $, for example `$x` or `$my-var`
+with =$=, for example =$x= or =$my-var=.
Here is a basic example
@@ -33,14 +32,14 @@ Here is a basic example
Outputs
: (3 1 6 1 4 2 4 6 4 3 5 1 5 3)
-the =#$= syntax is a reader macro dispatch sequence. An symbol that
-begins with =$= inside a form that begins with =#$= will be treated as
-a parameter of the function being defined.
+The =#$= syntax is a reader macro dispatch sequence. Any symbol that
+begins with =$= inside a form that prepended by =#$= will be treated
+as a parameter of the anonymous function being defined.
#+begin_src lisp :results verbatim
-(list (funcall #$(list $x $y) 1 2)
- (funcall #$(list $x $x $x) 10))
+(list (funcall #$(list $x $y) 1 2) ;; two arguments
+ (funcall #$(list $x $x $x) 10)) ;; one argument used in three places
#+end_src
@@ -48,21 +47,26 @@ Outputs
: ((1 2) (10 10 10))
-*** Numbered Arguments
+*** Numbered Parameters
-Examples of numbered arguments:
+Examples of numbered parameters:
- =$1= , =$2=
- =$1-with-a-name= , =$2another-name=
-I.e. numbered arguments begin $ and are followed by an integer, and
-then any normal variable name characters.
+If your form uses numbered parameters, then all of the parameters in
+that form should be numbered.
-Their effect is to explicitly specify the order of the parameters
-being defined. Here is ane example:
+I.e. numbered parameters begin =$= and are followed first by an
+integer and then any normal variable name characters.
+
+The effect of numbered parameters is to explicitly specify the order
+of the parameters in the anonymouse function being defined. Here is
+ane example:
#+begin_src lisp :results verbatim
+;; flip the order
(funcall #$(list $2-symb $1-symb) 'second 'first)
#+end_src
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ Interestingly the numbers do not have to be sequentail, they are
merely sorted in ascending order:
#+begin_src lisp :results verbatim
-
+;; $2 < $4 < $10
(funcall #$(list $10 $2 $4) :two :four :ten)
#+end_src
@@ -87,9 +91,9 @@ Outputs
*** Nested Forms
-You can nest forms by adding an additional $ to the
-dispatch. Variables of nested forms must include the same number of $
-characters as there are in the dispatch form.
+You can nest forms by appending an additional $ to the dispatch
+sequence. Variables of nested forms must include the same number of $
+characters as there are in their surrounding dispatch sequence.
This is easer to understand through example: