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Re: [PATCH] * etc/NEWS: Document incompatibilities introduced by record


From: Stefan Monnier
Subject: Re: [PATCH] * etc/NEWS: Document incompatibilities introduced by record types.
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 17:20:29 -0500
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.0.50 (gnu/linux)

> If programmers are not supposed to do it, let's detect it and report
> an error when they try.  That way, they will know it's an error as
> soon as they try, rather than needing to debug it to find out it's an error.

When was the last time you saw a user try to redefine the
"integer" type?
[ I'll be happy to hear about cases in other languages than Elisp,
  since otherwise it's going to be depressingly silent I'm afraid.  ]


        Stefan




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