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by bjoli 1040 days ago
Who will convince Kent to come back and make r6.1rs? https://github.com/cisco/ChezScheme/issues/574

If you want a large language, isn't it a better idea to build it on top of something the makes better guarantees for the user? I prefer my program to not continue executing after reaching an erroneous state.
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johncowan 1039 days ago
Not if it's so constraining to the implementer that you can't get any implementations. Nobody's paying us to do this stuff.
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bjoli 1038 days ago
Of course not, but knowing that the program should never continue executing in an erroneous state is for me a pretty nice-to-have. Scheme enforces correctness and safety in many places and I think that one in particular is important enough to warrant being opt-out rather than opt-in.
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