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Why m-expressions (Algol syntax)? McCarthy initially tried m-expressions for Lisp, but it turned out that programmers liked s-expressions better.
by el_memorioso 3y ago
Why m-expressions (Algol syntax)? McCarthy initially tried m-expressions for Lisp, but it turned out that programmers liked s-expressions better.
- pfdietz 3y agoIn particular, macros work great with s-expressions, not so great with m-expressions.
- HexDecOctBin 3y agoThere has been some new research around this old problem, which inspired me: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3622818 https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3622818