Re: PicoLisp as first language

2017-08-01 Thread Nehal
Dear Joh-Tob, Thank you for your kind feedback. Initially I too used setq but Mr Alexander after reviewing entire code suggested using let instead of setq. Considering naming conventions and common use of variables, I too feel what he suggested was correct. But I'll keep your point in mind and r

Re: PicoLisp as first language

2017-08-01 Thread Nehal
Dear David, I am extremely thankful for your great ideas. I have started working on them. Thank-you again. :) Regards, Nehal सा विद्या या विमुक्तये On 31-Jul-2017 8:19 pm, "David Bloom" wrote: > Nice start and great idea Nehal! It would be nice to see the result of > each call. Later you ca

Re: PicoLisp as first language

2017-08-01 Thread Nehal
Dear Lindsay, Heartfelt thanks to your kind appreciation on my humble efforts to make PicoLisp approachable for one and all. :) Regards, Nehal सा विद्या या विमुक्तये On 31-Jul-2017 8:51 pm, "Lindsay John Lawrence" < lawrence.lindsayj...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for writing this. I think it is

Re: PicoLisp as first language

2017-08-01 Thread Nehal
Dear Christophe, Thanks for such an overwhelming response. 1. I am glad you could get chance to view the doc and give me further suggestions. 2. I have started to read Emulisp too. 3. I wanted to understand your website microalg.info, so I started with certain French learning books/cheatsheet t

Re: PicoLisp as first language

2017-07-31 Thread Christophe Gragnic
On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 4:07 PM, Nehal wrote: > Dear PicoLisp programmers, > > Hi! I am Nehal, a new PicoLisp learner and programmer from India. Hi Nehal, hi India ! > I am currently working on making simple, easy to begin with PicoLisp > Documentation for school students. […] This is great. In

Re: PicoLisp as first language

2017-07-31 Thread Lindsay John Lawrence
Thanks for writing this. I think it is a great start and will help a lot of other newcomers as well /Lindsay On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 7:07 AM, Nehal wrote: > Dear PicoLisp programmers, > > Hi! I am Nehal, a new PicoLisp learner and programmer from India. > > I am currently working on making sim

Re: PicoLisp as first language

2017-07-31 Thread David Bloom
Nice start and great idea Nehal! It would be nice to see the result of each call. Later you can use that to demonstrate how and why the languages return the values that they do. David On Jul 31, 2017 10:37 AM, "Joh-Tob Schäg" wrote: Hello I would update Definitions, assignment and bindings

Re: PicoLisp as first language

2017-07-31 Thread Joh-Tob Schäg
Hello, i would update Definitions, assignment and bindings Let is only used for local Am 31. Juli 2017 16:07:38 MESZ schrieb Nehal : >Dear PicoLisp programmers, > >Hi! I am Nehal, a new PicoLisp learner and programmer from India. > >I am currently working on making simple, easy to begin with Pic

Re: PicoLisp as first language

2017-07-31 Thread Joh-Tob Schäg
Hello I would update Definitions, assignment and bindings Let is only used for local assignments. setq compares to best to the examples of the other languages. Sincerely, Am 31. Juli 2017 16:07:38 MESZ schrieb Nehal : >Dear PicoLisp programmers, > >Hi! I am Nehal, a new PicoLisp learner and

PicoLisp as first language

2017-07-31 Thread Nehal
Dear PicoLisp programmers, Hi! I am Nehal, a new PicoLisp learner and programmer from India. I am currently working on making simple, easy to begin with PicoLisp Documentation for school students. Usually children are taught Java, C++ but my objective is to have them started with PicoLisp so that