tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722310642266356003.post5144265817124680561..comments2024-01-07T23:21:32.676+01:00Comments on The Axis of Eval: When I see that the designer of a new dynlang knows the CLHS and RnRS by heartUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722310642266356003.post-74803239309149280782012-10-23T04:17:27.081+02:002012-10-23T04:17:27.081+02:00CLHS and RnRS — giants to stand on.<a href="http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Front/Contents.htm" title="Common Lisp Hyperspec" rel="nofollow">CLHS</a> and <a href="http://www.schemers.org/Documents/Standards/R5RS/HTML/" title="Revised^n Report on Scheme" rel="nofollow">RnRS</a> — giants to stand on.Arcane Sentimenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04144052171693893368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722310642266356003.post-67826269928136237042012-10-22T20:58:26.393+02:002012-10-22T20:58:26.393+02:00For Anon:
R6RS and R7RS: Scheme spec http://en.w...For Anon: <br /><br />R6RS and R7RS: Scheme spec http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheme_(programming_language)#R6RS<br /><br />CLHS: Common Lisp Hyperspec: http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Front/Ahmed Aldebrn Fasihhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509365845976121408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722310642266356003.post-65620748280330300692012-10-19T20:25:49.537+02:002012-10-19T20:25:49.537+02:00Okay, I'm going to expose ignorance on those a...Okay, I'm going to expose ignorance on those acronyms and Google isn't helping. What's the reference, links please. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722310642266356003.post-6301062172753804832012-07-07T08:18:21.150+02:002012-07-07T08:18:21.150+02:00Is this in response to any particular language?
I...Is this in response to any particular language?<br /><br />I do know the feeling, though. I've come across programming language experts, and even a few language designers, that were unfamiliar with the hyperspec, metacircular interpreters, and the cycle of eval / apply. It's like computing is divided into the camps of the Wizard book and the Dragon book.<br /><br />Actually, that makes a lot of sense now.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10658555678500278995noreply@blogger.com