On Mar 4, 2013, at 10:35 AM, mikel evins wrote: > Besides the practical reasons I already gave, I also think that there's been > a gradual trend away from image-based development over the last twenty years, > and I think it's regrettable. I'm not saying it's the greatest thing since > sliced bread, or that it's a cure for cancer; I just think it has some useful > and pleasant things to bring to software development, and it's so rare these > days that those things are in danger of being lost. There is a generation of > younger Lisp programmers who don't know what image-based development is, and > that seems a shame.
In my younger days, I programmed in Prologs and in Schemes, including Chez, that saved heaps and took off where you left off. I know old Lispers and Smalltalkers (some are younger than me) are still in love with this world view but I will admit that I never regretted having left this part of Lisp behind. What specifically do you think is the allure? Would your Lisp work as a #lang language? -- Matthias, guilty of pushing Matthew in the opposite direction _________________________ Racket Developers list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev
