brid.js
Languages and libraries
lisp interpreter
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69points
70comments
#181of 1,097 in 2011
Top 17%of 2011 by points
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1 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score -0.25.
Idea: 1 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 against
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JSON-based Lisp is an interesting experiment
From 2 comments
I think the "any interesting feature" in this case is the fact it uses JSON rather than s-expressions. This may not be a feature you think it needs, but it's interesting…
apotheon on HNI really like Lisp (I was even paid to develop in it for 6 years) and these days I love JSON because of its Lisp-ish nature - but those expressions look damn ugly to me.
arethuza on HN
Objections
JSON syntax with quotes and commas is ugly
From 2 comments
I really like Lisp (I was even paid to develop in it for 6 years) and these days I love JSON because of its Lisp-ish nature - but those expressions look damn ugly to me.
arethuza on HNI vote for "prove". All those extra and unnecessary quotes and commas. Blech. And all that extra ugliness just so you can re-use the JS parser? IMHO there's no excuse for this.…
lisper on HN
Still uses S-expression structure, so syntax change is superficial
From 2 comments
It still uses S-expressions, albeit with different kind of parentheses and separators. The whole point of S-expressions is that syntax is irrelevant.
xyzzyz on HNHow is this different than S-expressions? It seems equivalent modulo syntax. "They are typically represented in text by parenthesized, whitespace-separated sequences" -…
tantalor on HN
Uses JS parser, so parsing is not minimal
From 2 comments
No, there's a lot of parsing happening. It's just that you're using (part of) the Javascript parser to do it.
lisper on HNI vote for "prove". All those extra and unnecessary quotes and commas. Blech. And all that extra ugliness just so you can re-use the JS parser? IMHO there's no excuse for this.…
lisper on HN
Requests
Show more examples of object literals as hashmaps
From 2 comments
Does it use more JSON data types than arrays? The only examples are ``` ["map", ....] ``` I don't see any `{ }`, etc.
oconnor0 on HNThere is only one other composite data type besides arrays: objects. I don't think these are being used for invoking functions, but I think it would be interesting to try.
benatkin on HN
Explain purpose of the quote parameter
From 1 comment
What is the purpose of the "quote" parameter? The only place it is in the code is here: else if(x[0] == 'quote'){ return x[1]; So why not just skip that extra verbosity? What am…
ktusznio on HN
Support python-style keyword args
From 1 comment
You could lose the quotes around strings, but you'd still have the commas. Maybe start with lisp and just add {key: value key2: value2} syntax for tables? It'd be useful to get…
akkartik on HN
Questions
How is this different from S-expressions?
From 1 comment
How is this different than S-expressions? It seems equivalent modulo syntax. "They are typically represented in text by parenthesized, whitespace-separated sequences" -…
tantalor on HN
Why is the quote form needed?
From 1 comment
What is the purpose of the "quote" parameter? The only place it is in the code is here: else if(x[0] == 'quote'){ return x[1]; So why not just skip that extra verbosity? What am…
ktusznio on HN
Alternatives named
Common Lisp, Scheme, and Arc
From 3 comments
Yes, that's basically what my repo does. It started out as an attempt to build 'arc using macros atop Common Lisp' like the original critics claimed could be done. I pretty much…
akkartik on HNI'm sorry, but I cannot get excited over Yet Another Implementation of McCarthy's LISP[1]. If your Lisp had _any_ interesting feature, e.g. call/cc, or object system, or nifty…
xyzzyz on HNGet thee to the arc forum, where the six of us will provide good entertainment: http://arclanguage.org/item?id=15422
akkartik on HN
Paul Graham's jmc.lisp McCarthy implementation
From 1 comment
I'm sorry, but I cannot get excited over Yet Another Implementation of McCarthy's LISP[1]. If your Lisp had _any_ interesting feature, e.g. call/cc, or object system, or nifty…
xyzzyz on HN