Python syntax in Lisp and Scheme

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Pascal Costanza <costanza at web.de> writes:

> Andrew Dalke wrote:
>
>> Pascal Costanza:
>>
>>>To put it in a provocative
>>>way, Python is a domain-specific language for vaguely defined domains -
>>>those that GvR (subconsciously?) had in mind when he designed the
>> language.
>> But by the same vein, is not Lisp is a domain-specific language for
>> vaguely defined domains?  You say that's because Lisp can be used
>> for all domains.  My continued response is that it's not optimal for all
>> domains.
>
> Yes, we disagree in this regard.
>
>> (Also, in another post I conjectured that a thoeretical
>> quantum computing 'Lisp' may have features for manipulating ensembles
>> of structures, in ways inappropriate to current Lisps.)
>
> I am no expert in quantum computing, so I can't comment on
> that. However, you have mentioned that someone has implemented an
> quantum extension for Perl

That doesn't sound too hard.  Perl is *already* fairly non-deterministic.

> Personally, I prefer not to think about syntax anymore.  It's
> boring.  But that's maybe just me.

Agreed.  It's a solved problem.