merits of Lisp vs Python

[André Thieme]

Paul Rubin schrieb:

> GC also gets rid of programs.  There are programs you can write in C
> but not in Lisp, like device drivers that poke specific machine
> addresses.

You are talking about an ANSI Common Lisp implementation.
But nothing stops a vendor to deliver its CL with libs that support
the writing of device drivers.
When Naughty Dog programmed games for the Play Station 2 the used
Common Lisp to develop a Lisp called "GOAL" (Game Oriented Assembly
Lisp) that was specialized for writing PS2 games.


André
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