[Newbies] smalltalk analogy of a scheme expression

[Ramon Leon]

> In scheme,
> 
> (+ 3 4) 
> 
> is to
> 
> '(+ 3 4) 
> 
> As, (In smalltalk)
> 
> 3 + 4 
> 
> is to
> 
> [3 + 4]
> 
> ??? correct? bees in the bonnet? what do you say? ???
> 
> m.

No, [3 + 4] == (lambda () (+ 3 4)) in Scheme.

I could be wrong (I don't think I am), but I don't believe Smalltalk has any
syntactical equivalent to a quote to turn code into a data structure.

Ramon Leon
http://onsmalltalk.com