Sexprs
Languages and libraries
lisp dialect
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How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 2 comments about the project.
Execution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
Objections
Example s-expression flatten output does not match standard Lisp macroexpansion
From 1 comment
The code in the screenshot/asciinema isn't s-expr by any common conception of the term, or as a Lisp would parse it. ``` (flatten '( '(a '( b)) '( c d))) ``` That argument to…
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Project is split into 8 crates, questioned as possibly vibe coded
From 1 comment
The code in the screenshot/asciinema isn't s-expr by any common conception of the term, or as a Lisp would parse it. ``` (flatten '( '(a '( b)) '( c d))) ``` That argument to…
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Requests
Ability to modify and re-emit s-expressions at runtime
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Haha, funny. I also wrote something similar for working with KiCad files, naming it Sexprs, also in Rust. I was worried someone had found it and posted it here. Is there a way to…
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Better README documentation
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Haha, funny. I also wrote something similar for working with KiCad files, naming it Sexprs, also in Rust. I was worried someone had found it and posted it here. Is there a way to…
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Questions
Can s-expressions be modified and re-emitted at runtime?
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Haha, funny. I also wrote something similar for working with KiCad files, naming it Sexprs, also in Rust. I was worried someone had found it and posted it here. Is there a way to…
junon on HN
Alternatives named
Commenter's own KiCad s-expression parser also named Sexprs
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Haha, funny. I also wrote something similar for working with KiCad files, naming it Sexprs, also in Rust. I was worried someone had found it and posted it here. Is there a way to…
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