On Thu, 19 May 2011, John Cowan wrote:

> Andy Wingo scripsit:
>
>> Why not specify `close-port' instead of `close-input-port' and
>> `close-output-port' ? Is there any benefit that having two procedures
>> when one would do, except compatibility?  (Because if it's simply for
>> compatibility, one can provide shims.)
>
> Scheme isn't big on generic procedures, ...

Scheme has many generic procedures, such as port?, read, write, display, cons,
+, -, *, /, <, >, <=, >=, sin, etc.

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