Re: Very poor Lisp performance

Jon Harrop wrote:
Brian Downing wrote: 

However to understand the comparison you'll, of course,
have to learn something about Common Lisp macros. And if you really
want to go to town, look into Scheme's various macro systems which
offer a slightly different take on the problem.


Can you give me a reference explaining the difference between Lisp and
Scheme here? I didn't realise this existed...


The two keywords are "hygienic" and "referential transparency". See
the introduction and papers on:

    <http://schemecookbook.org/Cookbook/GettingStartedMacros>

Then if really want to know more, head over to:

    <http://library.readscheme.org/page3.html>

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Jens Axel Søgaard

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