Trying to wrap my head around Schemes syntax, which is quite a different style of writing then I am used to.
An example at the childs level:
Scheme:
(define x 2)
(define y 5)
(if (> y x)
(display y)
(display x))
; which could also be written as if one wanted to use cond instead
(cond ((> y x) (display y)) ((< y x) (display x)))
C and related languages:
int x = 2;
int y = 5;
if (y > x) {
printf("%d", y);
} else {
printf("%d", x);
}
/* which could also be written on one line as */
if (y > x) printf("%d", y); else printf("%d", x);
I don’t really have a problem with the parenthesesification, but the prefix notation :. Let’s just say, I’ve used infix notation since kindergarten, and internally my brain does too by now lol.
| prefix | + 2 2 | –> 4 |
| infix | 2 + 2 | –> 4 |
| postfix | 2 2 + | –> 4 |
Getting my head to live with prefix notation, is the only thing that is pushing my luck, so far that is….
This is how I spend a night off work? I think I really need to get a better life again >_>