Re: DSSSL design choices - questions

Subject: Re: DSSSL design choices - questions
From: Paul Prescod <papresco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 08:03:52 -0400
Reynolds, Gregg wrote:
> 
> Why were vectors excluded from the expression language?  I would geuss
> it has something to do with side-effects but I can't think of how.  

"I didn't think vectors were very useful without vector-set!. With
side-effects we can allow vector-set!, so they start being useful."

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