lambdatalk
Languages and libraries
lisp-based markup language
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
5 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score +0.06.
Idea: 4 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clever, unique approach mixing data and computation
From 2 comments
I'd like to say that I love the freshness and obvious passion with which you present your ideas. I think it's a unique approach and I wish HTML was more like this. It already…
isoprophlex on HNNice work! Possibly an alternative to TinyMCE. I can imagine using this in a variety of places that today I mostly provide a simple text box. The language component in particular…
arecurrence on HN
Objections
High CPU load on the exemplar page
From 1 comment
Is there a public code repository and issue tracker where fans and users can discuss and contribute? Very neat, and impressive. The one downside I noticed for the exemplar page…
iam-TJ on HN
Red font coloring is hard to read
From 1 comment
This is really cool, but I the red font coloring is very hard for me to read. I have to highlight the text to be able to clearly read it.
JHonaker on HN
Turing-complete language is risky for document interchange
From 1 comment
While a turing-complete language can be nice for document creation, it is a bad choice for document interchange. It opens up clients to abuse, because rendering/evaluating a…
layer8 on HN
Requests
Public code repository and issue tracker
From 1 comment
Is there a public code repository and issue tracker where fans and users can discuss and contribute? Very neat, and impressive. The one downside I noticed for the exemplar page…
iam-TJ on HN
Auto-scroll viewport near margins
From 1 comment
Is there a public code repository and issue tracker where fans and users can discuss and contribute? Very neat, and impressive. The one downside I noticed for the exemplar page…
iam-TJ on HN
Server-side rendering fallback without client JavaScript
From 1 comment
Is there a public code repository and issue tracker where fans and users can discuss and contribute? Very neat, and impressive. The one downside I noticed for the exemplar page…
iam-TJ on HN
Questions
Can it typeset math and cross-reference like LaTeX
From 1 comment
Cool project. I wonder if this could be used as a Latex alternative? Can I typeset and display math equations? What about cross referencing (images, equations, sections,…
sieste on HN
Can it generate audio
From 1 comment
Very cool. Is there any way to generate audio data like this one: https://glicol.org/demo#chaos I am very interested to see some audio/algorithmic composition applications with…
chaosprint on HN
Alternatives named
Pollen (Racket)
From 1 comment
You may find Pollen (https://docs.racket-lang.org/pollen/big-picture.html) interesting. Pollen also blend text and program by Lisp, and can output HTML. I loved the idea of…
jhvkjhk on HN
Quarto
From 1 comment
Take a look at Quarto: https://quarto.org/
rubslopes on HN
Markdown with pandoc filters
From 1 comment
You may find Pollen (https://docs.racket-lang.org/pollen/big-picture.html) interesting. Pollen also blend text and program by Lisp, and can output HTML. I loved the idea of…
jhvkjhk on HN
TinyMCE
From 1 comment
Nice work! Possibly an alternative to TinyMCE. I can imagine using this in a variety of places that today I mostly provide a simple text box. The language component in particular…
arecurrence on HN