Literal / contructor dichotomy

[rvirding]

How do we handle the dichotomy of literals and constructors/patterns? For example #(inch 3) and (tuple 'inch 3)? Do we need a small section on the difference between constructors and literal values? In tuples.md in that case as this is where it occurs first?

[oubiwann]

Hrm, that's a good question. I think it's a good thing to address in a tutorial, as it's pretty foundational. I don't think we have to go into too much detail, though -- possibly pointing to a good Lisp resource.

Yeah, so I think both your ideas are great: let's introduce it, and do so naturally: in the first place that it comes up (the "tuples" section).

[rvirding]

I have now done that in the atoms, tuples and lists sections and will also do it in the binaries section.