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4 points by applepie 6037 days ago | link | parent

> the fact that code is specification makes it easier

The fact that broken pg's code is specification is a pain in the back and doesn't make anything easier.

Read RnRS for a _real_ specification of Lisp.



3 points by sacado 6037 days ago | link

I was not talking in practice, in was meaning "in theory". In theory, the fact that most of the language is specified via code helps avoiding incompatible implementations. In practice, that's another problem, but it's only the beginning...

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2 points by almkglor 6037 days ago | link

Where pg fails.... --warning-blatant-self-promotion-- Anarki! Whee!

Hmm. Probably need a "Report on Anarki" as a spec of the standard Anarki, particularly 'call* and 'defcall, which may very well be the most important extension in Anarki.

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