Sujet : Re: on racket and other Lisps
De : jshem (at) *nospam* yaxenu.org (Julieta Shem)
Groupes : comp.lang.lispDate : 01. Jun 2024, 04:48:37
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <
ldo@nz.invalid> writes:
On Thu, 30 May 2024 15:20:50 +0100, Mark Wooding wrote:
>
One of Lisp's most obvious defining features is its homoiconicity. This
wasn't always appreciated. Lisp 2 wanted an Algoloid surface syntax; I
don't know how this would have worked, but probably it would have
abandoned homoiconicity, and I probably wouldn't think of it as a Lisp.
>
Perhaps look at Python as the closest we have managed to come to “Lisp 2”.
It still allows for homoiconicity to some degree.
Can you give an example of Python's homoiconicity?
Re: on racket and other Lisps
Re: on racket and other Lisps
