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Abolish string resizing

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Message #95 received at 70784 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "rms <at> gnu.org" <rms <at> gnu.org>
Cc: "mattias.engdegard <at> gmail.com" <mattias.engdegard <at> gmail.com>,
 "70784 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <70784 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: [External] : Re: bug#70784: Abolish string resizing
Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 01:14:21 +0000

>   >   Of course if you ask me, I'd prefer it if lists
>   >   were guaranteed to be proper, immutable, with
>   >   the empty list an object distinct from the symbol
>   >   nil and the false boolean value. Maybe next year.
> 
> Those words explicitly highlight the fact that he was _not_ proposing
> this.

Debatable ("Maybe next year"), but yes, he didn't
explicitly propose those changes.  My reaction was
premature.

>   > Proposing that Elisp lists be only _proper_ (never
>   > dotted) and _immutable_ is a _radical_ departure
>   > from Lisp.
> 
> That is true.  But he does not proposed we make this change, so please
> don't criticize him as if he did.

I didn't criticize him; I criticized such a proposal.
Mea culpa for that.

But I'm glad to see you agree about such a proposal,
should it arise.

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