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> I am the lead developer on Axiom which is a very large lisp project (about 1 million things of code) to do computer algebra. The help system and graphics were
by copsarebastards 12y ago
> I am the lead developer on Axiom which is a very large lisp
project (about 1 million things of code) to do computer algebra.
The help system and graphics were implemented in C but browsers
did not exist at the time (1970s). These are being reimplemented
in lisp using Firefox and the canvas facility.
> In the past I helped develop a product for building rule-based
programs which was sold by IBM. It was entirely in lisp.
> I helped develop an expert system (FAME, a Finance and Marketing
Expert) to price and sell IBM mainframe hardware. It was written
entirely in lisp.
> I developed a language (KROPS) which was a symmetric representation
of a knowledge language (KREP, Knowledge Representation) and a
rule-based language (OPS5 A rule-based language). It was entirely
in lisp.
> I developed a robot planning program to build and assemble objects
from their computer-aided design descriptions (BOXER - A Design-
to-Build system). It was entirely in lisp.
This sounds a bit like if he hasn't needed libraries yet, lisp probably doesn't need libraries.
- rodw 12y agoThis is an impressive list, but it sounds like these programs are all within the same general category, and that category is a particular sweet-spot for lisp. I think when people complain about a lack of library support in lisp they aren't looking for libraries for symbolic manipulation but for more mundane things.