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Re: R5RS
"C. Ray C." <crayc@206.31.63.15> writes:
> 5. multiple value returns (done)
[...]
> BTW, I don't see the utility of 5 at all. What does call-with-values do
> that apply doesn't?
From the theoretical point of view, nothing.
(define values list)
(define call-with-values apply)
would be a valid implementation -- though suboptimal. With this
abstraction layer you can implement structures more optimized for
applying than lists. (theoretical reason that warrants
values/cwv)
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