[erlang-questions] Reassigning variables

[David Mercer]

On March 17, 2009, Richard O'Keefe wrote:

> So use a macro:
> 	-define(let(Lhs,Exp,Body),
> 	    (fun (Lhs) -> Body end)(Exp)).
> 
> 	X = foo(),
> 	?let(X, bar(X), (
> 	?let(X, ugh(X), (
> 	ack(X)))

Isn't "let" a reserved word?  Anyone know what "let" is used for?  Darn
annoying, if you ask me, since I always have to write this macro in all-caps
to get around that limitation....

Cheers,

DBM