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@ -175,9 +175,7 @@ kinds of Carp constructs there are for the evaluator:
as you would do in higher order functions.
- Primitives: these are regular Carp forms that do not evaluate their
arguments, and they resemble builtin macros implemented in Haskell. Examples
for this category include `defmacro`, `defn`, and `quote`. They can also not
be passed around by value, but this is considered a bug and should be
resolved.
for this category include `defmacro`, `defn`, and `quote`.
- Commands: these, too, are regular Carp forms. They evaluate their arguments
and behave like builtin functions. Examples for this category include
`Project.config`, `car`, and `cons`.
@ -212,6 +210,3 @@ are:
- `let` for defining local variables,
- `the` for type annotations,
- `fn` for function literals.
`Dynamic.or` and `Dynamic.and` are also currently special forms, but this is
considered a bug and should be resolved.