How does one match a list of items to function parameters?

apply?

Such as (fn/10 (range 10))

(apply fn/10 (range 10))?

ah I see

I somehow thought apply works one argument at a time

Is there a way to do a struct literal?

And is a struct a kind of declaration?

@slack1 yes, structs are a declaration

and there are struct literals for prefab structs

#s(p 1 2 3)

that’s a literal for a prefab struct named p with 3 fields

mm thanks I shall read more on prefab structs

Should I/why should I prefer local defines to lets?

@brendan The Racket style guide says prefer define https://docs.racket-lang.org/style/Choosing_the_Right_Construct.html#%28part._.Definitions%29

> Racket comes with quite a few definitional constructs, including let, let*, letrec, and define. Except for the last one, definitional constructs increase the indentation level. Therefore, favor define when feasible.

avoiding paren creep and indent creep is really the only reason, it’s not a big deal

ah, gotcha

yeah I came here from that section of the guide lol

AFAIK that’s the only authoritative word on the subject

I admit to personally preferring let, but there is an advantage to internal definitions: they can be easily mixed.

oh I’ve been meaning to ask you about your let preference :p

You can have a define, a define-values, a match-define and even a struct form together in the same internal definition context.