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Lisp user here. I couldn't see what he was talking about re: "Elixir is a Lisp" and the "why" was pretty hand-wavy, but the author does seem pretty stoked about
by LispSporks22 3y ago
Lisp user here. I couldn't see what he was talking about re: "Elixir is a Lisp" and the "why" was pretty hand-wavy, but the author does seem pretty stoked about whatever he/she saw so good for them.
- weatherlight 3y agohygienic macros doe not make a lisp, but.... it get you very close to the spirit of the thing, i think that's why the author was excited,( and it's a good reason to be.)
- cmcaine 3y agoIt's got good macros and the implementation of both regular code and macros operate on the same core datastructures. It has the interactive features for inspecting and modifying a running system that Lisps often have. It has reflection APIs Its ints are big like Lisp etc. Seems pretty Lispy to me.