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So true! The power of the web framework is the power of the web framework. It's almost unrelated to the power of the language substrate!

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6 points by jfm3 6171 days ago | link | parent | on: Poll: What would you change in Arc?

Small idea: Since Arc does major surgery on traditional Lisp syntax quirks, I think it should reclaim < and > as parenthesis, rather than symbol characters. Instead of (< n 0) you'd write (lt n 0), and use < for something else.

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7 points by pg 6171 days ago | link

That might happen if I can think of a use for <...> as good as [...]. Or they could become intra-symbol dividers like :.

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6 points by tel 6171 days ago | link

It's not a popular idea in lisps, but set terminology, "list comprehensions", would be an interesting thing to see.

   <(fn x y) : (take x xs) (take y ys) (assert (pred x y))>
Of course, if you're going to do that, {} is probably the logical choice...

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2 points by jfm3 6171 days ago | link | parent | on: Can Arc run as a script instead of REPL?

Not really, the Arc Challenge specifically discounts code for setting up libraries. All the script is doing is setting up libraries and loading your code.

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1 point by jfm3 6176 days ago | link | parent | on: a defense of arc

You're both wrong, there are plenty of people working on CL and Scheme, and to every experienced Lisper I've spoken to, newLISP is a gigantic disappointment.

Since we're now all throwing out unsubstantiated claims, I would like to add the following ad hominem attack: You're both ugly too.

I love you Internet.

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2 points by tjr 6176 days ago | link

I had never even heard of newLISP until a couple days ago when Arc was released...

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