Re: DrScheme & SRFIs Was: Possible bug w/ internal defines?

[Matthias Felleisen <matthias@cs.rice.edu>]

Yes, Emacs has some advantages still and we all use it for certain jobs.
 The next release will accommodate multiple-file projects. That still won't
 give you the ability to view the same file in multiple buffers. But at
 least it can do check-syntax and things like that properly. 

As for testing, I wouldn't test in one big function. I would write a test
 procedure for each function that accepts the inputs, the expected output,
 and a unique id so I can signal something useful when things go wrong. I
 would use writh-handler to cope with test cases for error situations. Then
 your tests look like this at the bottom of the file: 

 #| Tests: |#

 (test-f 'test1 'a 0)
 ...

 You see #t for all good ones and an error message involving test<i> for all
 bad ones. For that I find DrS to be more useful than Emacs. At the end I
 move the "|#" to the end of the test cases and voila` I have a complete
 component. Put into a unit now and export ... 

We will eventually support those srfi's that are compatible with the
 language and its spirit. I agree that Olin's stuff should go in as soon as
 it is finalized. 

-- Matthias