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2 points by cooldude127 6644 days ago | link | parent | on: New version

also, the install instructions probably should reference the new version as well.

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4 points by cooldude127 6646 days ago | link | parent | on: Shorter programs, fewer axioms

one problem with #4: the main purpose of a destructive implementation is that they can use a more efficient implementation by working in-place. This entire benefit is negated by just using the functional implementation.

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3 points by cooldude127 6653 days ago | link | parent | on: Poll: What would you change in Arc?

i think what is needed most is a sane development environment. with a language like lisp, which is so dependent on the REPL, you need good editor integration. This is why I stick with CL: SLIME is that good.

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1 point by mec 6650 days ago | link

I love python's 2 window environment but the functionality I'd like even more (and please point me to it if it already exists) would be the ability to dump the current REPL log to a file so that I could tinker completely in the REPL without constantly having to copy/paste to/from another file.

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1 point by cooldude127 6654 days ago | link | parent | on: Multi-var function literal shorthand

eww, those $'s remind me of php. but i agree, it would be nice if variables in these functions could be used more than once.

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3 points by cooldude127 6655 days ago | link | parent | on: picoLisp - arc before arc

picolisp has some cool ideas, but the sole use of dynamic binding seems like something to worry about.

i haven't read much, but i'm still confused about how they manage to control the evaluation of arguments, which allows if to be a function.

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i like the pipe character. it seems to make more sense than the colon.

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2 points by cooldude127 6658 days ago | link | parent | on: I hereby propose...

those are way too many amazing names to not use them.

i wish to be an archaeologist

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5 points by mst 6658 days ago | link

I like 'arcanist'.

Then I can call my scripts 'lesser arcana'

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