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>Thanks! That looks pretty good. Two nits: > >> (define-syntax set! let* >> (syntax-rules () >> ((set! (?e0 ?e1 ...) ?v) >> ((setter ?e0) ?e1 ... ?v)) >> ((set! ?i ?v) >> (set! ?i ?v)))) > >Why the question-marks? It makes it look like they have >some syntactic signifigance, but it is really just a >naming convention. Is it a common naming convention? Well, they do have syntactic significance: they are used to prefix pattern variables only... :-) I see it often enough, and the thing is, in large macros that introduce new bindings they help distinguishing pattern variables from those introduced by the macro. For example, I sometimes find myself doing stupid things like (define-syntax foo (syntax-rules ((foo e) (let ((e e)) ; evaluate e once ... use e here ...)))) which doesn't work. If I use ?e for the pattern variable then I am forced to think about when I am using a pattern variable, which helps me avoid stupid mistakes like above, and others. --lars