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- From: koren@fc.hp.com (Steve Koren)
- Subject: Re: LISP - Don't use it.
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- Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 01:07:43 GMT
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- Bjorn Stenberg (bjst@sth.frontec.se) wrote:
-
- > I urge developers to use another more user oriented script language like
- > ARexx or FPL for any application-internal script programming.
-
- Well, I'd encourage anyone who is going to use a script language similar in
- style to ARexx to use LISP instead. I think ARexx is in no way, shape, or
- form even in the same league of language as LISP. In fact, I really really
- wish that the concept have ARexx (inter process communication language)
- had been done in LISP instead. It would, I think, make essentially the
- perfect language for such a thing. I've actually toyed around with the
- idea of making an interprocess LISP using the same conventions that ARexx
- uses now, so one could have the power of LISP and use all those ARexx
- applications. I have a LISP interpreter I wrote a while back that could
- be made into such a thing with little difficulty. I'll probably do it
- someday.
-
- But this will probably digress into language wars, so I'll quit now. Its
- all a matter of personal preference, I think.
-
- - steve
-
-