smalltalk analogy of a scheme expression

> In scheme,
>
> (+ 3 4)
>
> is to
>
> '(+ 3 4)
>
> As, (In smalltalk)
>
> 3 + 4
>
> is to
>
> [3 + 4]
>
> ??? correct? bees in the bonnet? what do you say? ???
>
> m.

> > In scheme,
> >
> > (+ 3 4)
> >
> > is to
> >
> > '(+ 3 4)
> >
> > As, (In smalltalk)
> >
> > 3 + 4
> >
> > is to
> >
> > [3 + 4]
> >
> > ??? correct? bees in the bonnet? what do you say? ???
> >
> > m.
>
> No, [3 + 4] == (lambda () (+ 3 4)) in Scheme.
>
> I could be wrong (I don't think I am), but I don't believe Smalltalk has any
> syntactical equivalent to a quote to turn code into a data structure.
>
> Ramon Leon
> http://onsmalltalk.com
>
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