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There was a callout to lisp. Common Lisp, in particular, is implemented in an amusingly large number of ways. I think this used to be more true for all langua
by taeric 5y ago
There was a callout to lisp. Common Lisp, in particular, is implemented in an amusingly large number of ways.
I think this used to be more true for all languages? Getting defined by the common implementation is something that feels more true today.
- preseinger 5y agoI suppose my claim is that truly pragmatic languages can't afford to maintain as strict a separation between spec and implementation as e.g. Common Lisp does. And I guess also that this isn't something to feel bad about!
- taeric 5y agoI fully agree that this is nothing to feel bad about. It probably isn't as hard as it sounds, though.