I tried to list all predefined syntax (what eval and codegen understand directly or what is expanded as a predefined macro).
The essential? column is obviously somewhat subjective. I am not
going for minimalistic here but for non-opulent.
The comment of "dupe" is also vague. There might be differences in syntax and capabilities. All I am saying is: pick one and make that the right one.
| symbol | essential? | comments |
|---|---|---|
quote |
y | |
cons |
y | |
car |
y | A less archaic name would have been nicer. hd? |
cdr |
y | A less archaic name would have been nicer. tl? |
list |
y | |
tuple |
y | |
binary |
y | |
lambda |
y | Of course we also have fun. We could have re-used that. |
match-lambda |
y | |
let |
y | |
let-function |
y | |
letrec-function |
y | |
let-macro |
y | |
progn |
y | |
if |
y | |
case |
y | |
receive |
y | ? has more options but why not extend this? |
catch |
y | |
try |
y | |
funcall |
y | |
call |
y | |
define-function |
y | |
caar |
These are obviously a matter of taste. I see no need for these functions. | |
cadr |
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cdar |
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cddr |
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caaar |
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caadr |
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cadar |
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caddr |
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cdaar |
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cdadr |
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cddar |
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cdddr |
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caaaar |
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caaadr |
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caadar |
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caaddr |
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cadaar |
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cadadr |
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caddar |
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cadddr |
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cdaaar |
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cdaadr |
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cdadar |
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cdaddr |
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cddaar |
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cddadr |
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cdddar |
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cddddr |
||
- |
y | |
* |
y | |
/ |
y | |
++ |
y | |
: |
y | |
? |
Same as receive? |
|
list* |
? | |
let* |
y | |
flet* |
y | |
cond |
y | |
do |
||
lc |
y | |
list-comp |
Dupe of lc |
|
bc |
y | |
binary-comp |
Dupe of bc |
|
andalso |
y | |
orelse |
y | |
fun |
y | |
defrecord |
y | |
begin |
Dupe of progn? |
|
define |
Dupe of define-function? |
|
define-record |
y | Dupe of defrecord? |
define-syntax |
Dupe of let-macro? |
|
let-syntax |
Dupe of let-macro? |
|
defmodule |
||
defun |
Dupe of define-function? |
|
defmacro |
||
defsyntax |
||
flet |
Dupe of let-functon? |
|
fletrec |
Dupe of letrec-function? |
|
macrolet |
Dupe of let-macro? |
|
syntaxlet |
Different syntax than let-macro? |
|
prog1 |
? | Do people use these often enough to warrant them? |
prog2 |
? | |
match-spec |
y | |
qlc |
y | |
mref |
y | |
map-get |
Dupe of mref |
|
mset |
y | |
map-set |
Dupe of mset |
|
mupd |
y | |
map-update |
Dupe of mupd |