What is ' other than a special mode?
I usually implement it as a reader macro. :)
I usually implement it as a reader macro. :)
Yep.
My comment was about implementing one's own Lisp reader.
(define *reader-macros* `(
(#\' ,(lambda () (list 'quote (read))))))
(case dispatch-char
((#\') (list 'quote (read)))
...)