Naming Conventions

Dylan uses the extra characters permitted in variable names to support a number of standard naming conventions, as shown in Table 2-1>.

Table 2-1. Naming Conventions

<string>a class
insert!mutative function (modifies arguments destructively)
empty?predicate function (tests one or more arguments and returns either true or false)
write-linea two word name
$nameconstant
*name*module-level variable