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Subject: Re: Functional programming
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Erik Naggum wrote:

> I also happen to do (apply #'funcall <list>) at times. I guess Scheme's
> (apply (eval (car list)) (cdr list)) is much more _elegant_. hee hee!

(define seq (list + 2 3 4))

(apply (car seq) (cdr seq))

===>
9

Gauche Scheme:

(define seq (list + 2 3 4))

((apply pa$ seq))
===>
9

(eval seq #f)
===>
9

Racket:

(define seq (list + 2 3 4))

((apply curry seq))
===>
9

(eval seq)
===>
9

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