Scheme vs. CommonLisp vs. the World
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emergent@eval-apply.com
Mon, 12 May 1997 13:08:26 -0400
The problem with basing a LispOS on CommonLisp
is that at the low level, you have to have a lobotomized,
non-conforming Common Lisp. For example, full-fledged
common lisp arrays, with fill-pointers, displacement, etc.
are likely to be a higher level construct built upon
single dimensional arrays.
The issue here is that if we start with CommonLisp, we
must subtract from the standard to find a base level. If
we start from Scheme, we can add to the standard to
approach CommonLisp.
Also, can we shitcan the CL package system?
Ultimately, I don't want to spend much time arguing this.
Scheme and CommonLisp vs. the rest of the world is
like arguing whether Humans or Chimpanzees are more
evolved then prokaryotic cells.