Python syntax in Lisp and Scheme
Kenny Tilton
ktilton at nyc.rr.com
Thu Oct 9 13:53:47 EDT 2003
Alex Martelli wrote:
> ... I do believe that the
> divergence problem has more to do with human nature and sociology, and
> that putting in a language features that encourage groups and subgroups
> of users to diverge that language ....
Can someone write a nifty Python hack to figure out how many times
Lispniks have tried to get Alex to explain how macros are any different
than high-order functions or new classes when it comes to The Divergence
Problem? I love that we have given it a name, by the way.
One popular macro is WITH-OUTPUT-TO-FILE. My budding RoboCup starter kit
was a vital WITH-STD-ATTEMPT macro. Oh god, no! I need to see the ANSI
Lisp commands for these things so I can really understand them. Better
yet...
why not the disassembly? preferably without meaningful symbols from the
HLL source. I think we are finally getting somewhere with TDP. Those
high order classes, functions, and macros keep me from seeing what is
really going on. Now if I could only see the microcode....
:)
kenny
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