merits of Lisp vs Python
Paul Rubin
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Mon Dec 11 00:06:56 EST 2006
"Alex Mizrahi" <udodenko at users.sourceforge.net> writes:
> PR> I don't see how to implement coroutines with CL macros. Maybe I'm
> PR> missing something.
>
> read the book.
Which book?
> but once you convert it to CPS, you just operate with closures. stack is
> just a lexical variables caught into closure.
> do you know what does CPS mean at all??
I once understood the basic notion but confess to have never been
clear on the fine points. However, I don't see how you can do it with
CL closures since CL semantics do not guarantee tail recursion
optimization. If you code a loop with closures and CPS, you will blow
the stack.
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