Core Language

2012-01-26 Thread Jakob Eriksson
, the miniPicoLisp,     the 32-bit PicoLisp, and the x86_64 PicoLisp.)        - Core language specification      * list and data manipulating    * very basic I/O, like stdin and stdout      - Full PicoLisp Runtime Specification:  - all of the above  - PicoLisp database  - networking  - whatever is in the current

Re: Core Language

2012-01-26 Thread Alexander Burger
Hi Jakob,    (Right now there are three standards, the miniPicoLisp,     the 32-bit PicoLisp, and the x86_64 PicoLisp.) Please let me point out that the 64-bit version is in no way restricted to the x86_64 architecture. It just happens to be the first (and probably most useful) implementation.

Re: PicoLisp Wiki: The core language of PicoLisp

2010-10-12 Thread Jon Kleiser
, but something needs to be done quick. ;-) I'll better not do that, as I wrote about my view of the core language in other places (e.g. the references). Cheers, - Alex /Jon -- UNSUBSCRIBE: mailto:picol...@software-lab.de?subject=unsubscribe

Re: PicoLisp Wiki: The core language of PicoLisp

2010-10-12 Thread Alexander Burger
Hi Jon, That's a possibility. I can't say exactly when, but something needs to be done quick. ;-) OK, I fixed the offending part ;-) I'm also not sure about the statement that 'if' is the most often used conditional. I feel that I'm using 'and'/'or' and 'when'/'unless' much more frequently

Re: PicoLisp Wiki: The core language of PicoLisp

2010-10-12 Thread Jon Kleiser
Hi Alex, On 10/12/10 9:51 AM, Alexander Burger wrote: Hi Jon, That's a possibility. I can't say exactly when, but something needs to be done quick. ;-) OK, I fixed the offending part ;-) Now it says The values are not bound to the variables one by one. It should probably have been The

Re: PicoLisp Wiki: The core language of PicoLisp

2010-10-12 Thread Alexander Burger
Hi Jon, Now it says The values are not bound to the variables one by one. It should probably have been The values are bound to the variables one by one ...? Of course. Sorry! Confusion is growing ;-) Thanks, - Alex -- UNSUBSCRIBE: mailto:picol...@software-lab.de?subject=unsubscribe

PicoLisp Wiki: The core language of PicoLisp

2010-10-11 Thread Jon Kleiser
Hi, In the not yet completed Wiki article The core language of PicoLisp http://picolisp.com/5000/-2-1L.html, there's a paragraph Declaring variables where I read (re. 'let') that The values are not bound to the variables until execution of the prg has begun, so this excludes using v1 to set

Re: PicoLisp Wiki: The core language of PicoLisp

2010-10-11 Thread Alexander Burger
to be no longer interested :( article is OK, since my name will show at the bottom for a good while. ;-) Maybe it's better to remove this article temporarily ...? I would be glad if you'd take over ;-) I'll better not do that, as I wrote about my view of the core language in other places (e.g