Re: newbie: m-expressions



falcon wrote: 
I recently started looking at Lisp/Scheme.  Once or twice I came
accross M-Expressions.  From what I understood, m-expressions could be
used to define new syntax...first of all is this correct?  Basically
I'd like to develop my own language with c/c++ like syntax...but I
would like to use lisp/scheme in the back.

yes, this is a newbie question: you most assuredly do not want to develop a language with C/C++ syntax, though you will not know that until you have learned Lisp/Scheme. The syntax is one of the best things about Lisp, and one of the worst about C/C++.

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