I have to agree with Alex here. This language has its place and is very
useful in that place. I am currently doing embedded in C, and have no
choice about what to use. But I have to say, I in very much in favor of
the succinctness of PicoLisp and its ability to link with any library.
If someone,
No it is not dead to me. At least I do not want it dead. But in online
communities the1-9-90 rule applies:
1% is the major contributors
9% are contributing from time to time
90% are mostly silent (like me)
With 70 people on the list the numbers seem appropriate.
FWIW, I like PicoLisp the way it
im also checking back from time to time.
there is a lot to learn from PL.
im a long time anti-complexity fan too.
i was expressing this attitude of mine in SHell scripts and Rebol so far,
but since Rebol has started rotting, im looking for alternatives.
(by rotting, i mean the graphical version
Hello.
I am new to PL.
I come from trying out lots of library paradises where you need to load
100MB of background noise into RAM to print 'hello world' on the screen.
My aim is to learn and use lisp for smart small data base driven
applications within a little browser window.
Yesterday I
Am 22.01.2012 08:42, schrieb Alexander Burger:
OK, I understand.
The language is not useful or usable, and the Community (I count 70
members in this list) is silent.
Hi Alexander!
Hm, for an April 1st joke it is too early!?
Bad mood day due to ugly wet weather in upper bavaria? ;)
Mailing
You may count me as silent but very happy with PicoLisp!
I use it mostly for automating tasks in Unix systems (particularly
fun in small devices running Linux).
J.
On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 08:42:38AM +0100, Alexander Burger wrote:
OK, I understand.
The language is not useful or usable, and
Alexander Burger schrieb:
OK, I understand.
The language is not useful or usable, and the Community (I count 70
members in this list) is silent.
Oh oh ...
Alex, your conclusion is not necessary true. If most are silent that has
not to mean, they conclude with Henrik. At least me, if I do
On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:58:19 -0200
Jeronimo Pellegrini j.pellegr...@randomnode.info wrote:
You may count me as silent but very happy with PicoLisp!
I use it mostly for automating tasks in Unix systems (particularly
fun in small devices running Linux).
J.
On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at
