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I fleshed my comment out into a blog post yesterday, which got some interest[0] on Lobsters. It appears that modern Scheme is easier to write portably and an ev
by snazz 7y ago
I fleshed my comment out into a blog post yesterday, which got some interest[0] on Lobsters. It appears that modern Scheme is easier to write portably and an even nicer compromise than I had originally thought.
[0]: https://lobste.rs/s/ytuyya/perfect_language_why_go_still_isn_t_it https://lobste.rs/s/ytuyya/perfect_language_why_go_still_isn...
- mcguire 7y agoScheme is possibly the best designed language I've ever seen. Which may be why no one uses it. (Note: Macros, even Scheme's hygenic ones, can produce horrible monstrosities. Like loop. And the urge towards object systems gives Scheme a horde of them, mostly bad. This may be a lesson in getting what you ask for.)