Re: Very poor Lisp performance

jayessay wrote:
> Jon Harrop <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> josephoswaldgg@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> > Your responses show that you do not understand the concept of Lisp
>> > macros. Your mention of "AST" (abstract syntax trees) and comparisons
>> > to Mathematica, for instance, are not on point.
>>
>> Several people have said this but none have explained why.
>
> Of course we have. You just haven't paid any attention to the
> answers. Little wonder you still don't have a clue.

Other people are now agreeing that Mathematica has similar capabilities.

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