Python syntax in Lisp and Scheme

[Jeremy H. Brown]

Duane Rettig <duane at franz.com> writes:
> jhbrown at ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown) writes:
> This is actually a pretty good list.  I'm not commenting on
> completeness, but I do have a couple of corrections:
...
> > Implementations         >10             ~4
> ===========================================^
> 
> See http://alu.cliki.net/Implementation - it lists 9 commercial
> implementations, and 7 opensource implementations.  There are
> probably more.

Thanks.  I hadn't realized the spread was that large.

> > Performance             "worse"         "better"
> > Standards               IEEE            ANSI
> > Reference name          R5RS            CLTL2
> ============================================^
> 
> No, CLtL2 is definitely _not_ a reference for ANSI Common Lisp.
> It was a snapshot taken in the middle of the ANSI process, and
> is out of date in several areas.  References which are much closer
> to the ANSI spec can be found online at 
> 
> http://www.franz.com/support/documentation/6.2/ansicl/ansicl.htm
> 
> or
> 
> http://www.lispworks.com/reference/HyperSpec/Front/index.htm

Thanks again.

> > 
> > Try them both, see which one works for you in what you're doing.
> 
> Agreed, but of course, I'd recommend CL :-)

I've arrived at the conclusion that it depends both on your task/goal
and your personal inclinations.

Jeremy