Lisp

LispBox - truncated result?
Hello, I am learning Lisp (and emacs), so I decided to try LispBox. It's pretty cool, but is there any way of seeing a long result? Let me try to explain this better: I define a function in the buffer and then I try to test it in REPL - the result of this function is a long list, but only part of it is show. ... 29 Apr 2010 22:33

adjustable arrays
Hello, I understand that I can adjust an array like this: * (setf x (make-array 3 :initial-element 100)) #(100 100 100) * (setf y (adjust-array x 6 :initial-element 42)) #(100 100 100 42 42 42) My question is: This adjustment happens at the _end_ of the array, can I expand the array at the beginning... 14 May 2010 09:29

Comparing Lisp to Python, what you consider more important: speed or macros.
grucidipo <gruzcidol(a)yahoo.es> writes: I find easier to program in Python than in Lisp, but Lisp has Macros and it can optimise for speed. Here are some subjective numbers: Easy to program & Standard Library & Speed & Macros or similar Python: 0,8 0,8 0,5 ... 29 Apr 2010 05:40

Comparing Lisp to Python, what you consider more important:speed or macros.
On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:21:01 -0700, grucidipo wrote: The difficulty is about taking care of the correct type, for example nth, gethash, char, aref, svref instead python accessor [], that is you gain speed because you don't use CLOS like operations, defgeneric Aref is perfectly fine in place of char, svref... 28 Apr 2010 21:58

Comparing Lisp to Python, what you consider more important: speed or macros.
On 2010-04-28 21:08:44 +0100, grucidipo said: i don't think there is any difficulty writing the code. Then just use COBOL, it runs everywhere. Problem solved! ... 4 May 2010 17:56

Comparing Lisp to Python, what you consider more important: speed or macros.
On 28 abr, 21:33, His kennyness <kentil...(a)gmail.com> wrote: grucidipo wrote:  I find easier to program in Python than in Lisp, but Lisp  has Macros and it can optimise for speed.  Here are some subjective numbers:                 Easy to program &   Standard Library & Speed & Macros o... 4 May 2010 14:33

Comparing Lisp to Python, what you consider more important:speed or macros.
grucidipo wrote: I find easier to program in Python than in Lisp, but Lisp has Macros and it can optimise for speed. Here are some subjective numbers: Easy to program & Standard Library & Speed & Macros or similar Python: 0,8 0,8 0,5 0.4 Lisp : ... 28 Apr 2010 16:17

Good functional programming habbit?
I'm new to functional programming, just barely getting the hang of it, I hope. So from what I understand, side-effects are not desirable when writing functional code. This means setq and variables in general should be avoided. But suppose I have a list and I need its length not once, but twice or more inside my... 3 May 2010 15:21

Searching some references
On 2010-04-27 18:20:55 +0100, Kazimir Majorinc said: Is anyone old enough to confirm that phrase was in use before that, related or unrelated to Lisp? It was in use before that, I'm sure. Long before that, I would expect. ... 28 Apr 2010 05:02

Call for papers, ACM Erlang Workshop 2010
Are you working on something that's Erlang-ish? For example, are you... * Taking a feature out of Erlang and embedding it into your favorite functional language? * Putting vital parts of your favorite functional language into Erlang? * Building a system that uses Erlang and non-Erlang components togeth... 27 Apr 2010 14:27