Re: An Acceptable Lisp


Matthew D Swank <akopa.gmane.poster@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
Well the desire for a kernel/library separation is mostly a pragmatic one
in my case. With a correct reference implementation of most of common
lisp as portable library, the leaning curve and time investment to
implement the kernel and bootstrap a proper lisp would not be so steep.

Why "would"? "Is"!


Also the explicit kernel/library separation would hopefully encourage
more language experimentation, with the kernel basically providing a
common runtime in which these lisps can coexist.

The Common Lisp kernel is specified in CLHS. Mind all the operators
marked "Special Operators". All the rest is library macros or functions.


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