aLisp
Languages and libraries
programming language
SHOW HN2021
15points
3comments
#1,619of 2,533 in 2021
Top 64%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
1 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 2 comments about the project.
Design: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Design resembles a Lisp the commenter would build; stack-based idea appealing
From 1 comment
This actually looks pretty cool and aligns with how I'd probably build a lisp. I know the brackets are seen as heretical to all outside of Clojure, but it really helps the eyes…
7thaccount on HN
Absence of globals makes it good for embedding
From 1 comment
I like the absence of globals that so often litter vm interpreters. This makes it great for embedding. Is there a structural reason why its slower than python or is it just a…
nkssy on HN
Objections
Brackets are off-putting to non-Clojure users
From 1 comment
This actually looks pretty cool and aligns with how I'd probably build a lisp. I know the brackets are seen as heretical to all outside of Clojure, but it really helps the eyes…
7thaccount on HN
Slower than Python
From 1 comment
I like the absence of globals that so often litter vm interpreters. This makes it great for embedding. Is there a structural reason why its slower than python or is it just a…
nkssy on HN
Questions
Is the slowness structural or just lack of optimisation?
From 1 comment
I like the absence of globals that so often litter vm interpreters. This makes it great for embedding. Is there a structural reason why its slower than python or is it just a…
nkssy on HN
Alternatives named
RPL on HP calculators
From 1 comment
This actually looks pretty cool and aligns with how I'd probably build a lisp. I know the brackets are seen as heretical to all outside of Clojure, but it really helps the eyes…
7thaccount on HN
Python
From 1 comment
I like the absence of globals that so often litter vm interpreters. This makes it great for embedding. Is there a structural reason why its slower than python or is it just a…
nkssy on HN