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Of notable interest, they're added the sb-concurrency module. The best part about lisp is how it can incorporate new programming ideas into the normal syntax.
by marcusbooster 16y ago
Of notable interest, they're added the sb-concurrency module. The best part about lisp is how it can incorporate new programming ideas into the normal syntax.
- tedunangst 16y agoSigh. I'm pretty sure I could add lock free queues to C without changing the syntax. lockfree_enqueue(queue, whatnot); whatnot = lockfree_dequeue(queue); Looks just like all the rest of my C code. The part of me that wants to learn lisp dies a little every time I read one of these "look how awesome lisp is" comments because I'm afraid I'll end up spouting such nonsense.
- zachbeane 16y agoIt's easy to add new things to Lisp and C when the interface looks mostly like function invocation. It's easier to extend Lisp with things that aren't a lot like function invocation, because C syntax and the C preprocessor don't work together as well as Lisp syntax and Lisp macros. I wouldn't worry much about spouting nonsense when you learn new things unless you're prone to that already.