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@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ A reasonable *permanent* exception is when dealing with long lists made to be ex
# Indentation and alignment
We assume the following syntatic naming convention of elements in a list:
We assume the following syntactic naming convention of elements in a list:
(operator operand1 operand2 ...)
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var2)
```
If `operand1` is put in a different line from `operand`'s, it should be generally bellow `operand` (exceptions are discussed soon).
If `operand1` is put in a different line from `operand`'s, it should be generally below `operand` (exceptions are discussed soon).
NOT recommended:
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foo)
```
There are special `operator`s with which `operand`s may be aligned differently. Usually this means that `operand1` will be placed bellow `operator`'s *second* letter. Here is a non-exhaustive list of examples:
There are special `operator`s with which `operand`s may be aligned differently. Usually this means that `operand1` will be placed below `operator`'s *second* letter. Here is a non-exhaustive list of examples:
```scheme
(lambda (x y)
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pair? procedure? proper-list?
```
Predicates are generally understood to be side-effect free, except that they may raise an exception when passed the wrong type of argument.
Do NOT use a question mark if the procedure may return any object other than a boolean.
The procedures bellow are non-examples, because although they interrogate their `operand`s, they don't return `#t` or `#f`:
The procedures below are non-examples, because although they interrogate their operands, they don't return `#t` or `#f`:
```scheme
member assoc any every
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### Namespaces (:)
Use `:` to explicitly note the namespace from which a name comes. **Only** use when it is not possible to define a library (which would otherwise allow the use of `(prefix ...)` import clause) or when, even inside a library, there would be no other way to prevent name clashes.
Use `:` to explicitly note the namespace from which a name comes. **Only** use when it is not possible to define a library (which would otherwise allow the use of a `(prefix ...)` import clause) or when, even inside a library, there would be no other way to prevent name clashes.
foo:procedure