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The IDENTITY function and multiple args
- To: common-lisp@sail.stanford.edu
- Subject: The IDENTITY function and multiple args
- From: peck@Sun.COM
- Date: Thu, 15 Oct 87 21:17:31 -0700
Is there a fundamental reason why #'IDENTITY and #'VALUES should be different?
VALUES seems like a much safer function to use for a "default" function,
since it will nicely consume any number of args and return them, which
is the same behavior that the improverished IDENTITY does for a single arg.
Why encourage programmers to make fragile programs by documenting "IDENTITY"?