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Mario Domenech Goulart <mario.goulart@gmail.com> writes:

> On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:29:44 +0200 David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> wrote:
>
>> Alex Queiroz <asandroq@gmail.com> writes:
>>>
>>>      I would add that there are no statements, everything is an
>>>      expression.
>>
>> (set! ... ) is not really an expression.  It has no value and only
>> side effects.
>
> According to R5RS, `set!' is an assignment expression

Where is the point in calling a language "functional" when you make its
assignments merely look like expressions, but act as statements?

-- 
David Kastrup