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There is a distinction between making a new metalanguage, and making a new embedded language in an existing metalanguage. SICP and others promote the latter, wh
by mepian 3y ago
There is a distinction between making a new metalanguage, and making a new embedded language in an existing metalanguage. SICP and others promote the latter, while Arc (from my recollection) was supposed to be the former - the next big metalanguage.
- Zambyte 3y agoSICP definitely promotes both. The latter could be done without ever writing eval, which is the climax of the book.