Re: Lisp/Unix impedance [a programming challenge]



In article <1114785217.025956.265870@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Joseph Wecker" <ggroups.jwecker@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> "I'm trying to get people to think
> about the mismatch between Common Lisp and Unix and why there may be
> valid
> technical reasons for avoiding Common Lisp as a glue language upon
> Unix."
>
>
> For those who haven't taken a good look or would like to know more,
> http://www.scsh.net/ deals with these issues in depth. I've been
> seriously contemplating working on something similar for CL, so this
> dialogue is very welcome.
>
> -Joseph

Having only recently discovered scsh and then immediately wishing for a
CL variant, I'd really like to hear more about such a project. When I
start using scsh for real-world tasks where I'd normally use Perl or
ksh, I'll certainly volunteer critiques and ideas. I should have plenty
to say in a couple weeks. :)

If you do get an effort underway, I'd be glad to help, if only mostly as
a tester.

-- Steve
.



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