Re: call-by-name

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From: Jeff Siegal
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 1988 02:25

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Correct.  In traditional Lisp, variable bindings are resolved
dynamically, and functions can not be directly used to implement call-
by-name.  In Scheme, and Common Lisp, this is not the case.  Instead,
variable bindings are resolved in the scope where the function was
created; prodedures of no arguments can be used to implement
call-by-name.

Jeff Siegal

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Subject: Re: call-by-name
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