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Subject: Re: Functional programming
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 01:34:05 -0000 (UTC)
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Erik Naggum wrote:

>   I also happen to do (apply #'funcall <list>) at times.  I guess Scheme's
>   (apply (eval (car list)) (cdr list)) is much more _elegant_.  hee hee!


(define seq (list + 2 3 4))

(apply (car seq) (cdr seq))

 ===>
9


Gauche Scheme:

(define seq (list + 2 3 4))

((apply pa$ seq))
  ===>
9

(eval seq #f)
  ===>
9


Racket:

(define seq (list + 2 3 4))

((apply curry seq))
  ===>
9

(eval seq)
  ===>
9