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Javascript. Cheating because it's not a lisp. But it was created by a schemer who originally put scheme in the browser (before he created javascript). Not what

Javascript. Cheating because it's not a lisp. But it was created by a schemer who originally put scheme in the browser (before he created javascript). Not what I prefer, but it's the most lisp-like language I actually use in real projects. The support for closures, lisp-1 invoking functions from variables, and dynamic typing feel very scheme-like.

throwaway7645 9y ago
I know there is no formal definition, but without homoiconicity provided by s-exps, it is hard to call it a lisp. Of course, it sounds like you're well aware of this. Do you use a lisp for hobby projects.
- lispm 9y ago
  There are a bunch of Lisp dialects without s-expression syntax. McCarthy's first Lisp programs were written in MLISP notation.
  - throwaway7645 9y ago
    My bad...s-exprs OR m-exprs I guess? I'll yield to the r/lisp mod's opinion of course :)
    - kbp 9y ago
      M-expr syntax wasn't homoiconic.
      - throwaway7645 9y ago
        Soooo...less awesome?
gaze 9y ago
JavaScript is not a lisp.
current_call 9y ago
No, it's not even sort of a Lisp. JavaScript is not secretly a Lisp. JavaScript is no more a Lisp than Python, Ruby, or Lua. Crockford is right that JavaScript is closer to Lisp than C, but so is Awk. http://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2013/07/18/javascript-isnt-scheme/ http://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2013/07/18/javascript-isnt...
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