From: Venkat
Subject: LISP Implementation
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 06:39:57 +0000
Message-ID: <55442638.0404122239.2b7cbd9a@posting.google.com>

Hi All,

  I am planning to develop a new LISP implemenation (both interpreter and    
  compiler).

  Please provide me with the links of any derived techniques which are open.

Thanks in advance
--Venkat

• Re: LISP Implementation William Bland
  • Re: LISP Implementation Venkat

From: William Bland
Subject: Re: LISP Implementation
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 15:40:56 +0000
Message-ID: <pan.2004.04.13.15.40.55.996251@abstractnonsense.com>

On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 23:39:57 -0700, Venkat wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
>   I am planning to develop a new LISP implemenation (both interpreter and    
>   compiler).

Why?  What's it going to do better than all the existing ones?
Is there a reason why you don't want to contribute to an existing
project?  I wrote my own too, when I was much younger.  It was
good for one person's work I guess, but it was pretty crap to be
honest, compared to what else was on offer at the time (iirc,
Clisp was already available).  I don't think there's much point
unless this is just a learning exercise.

Just my two cents - feel free to ignore me ;-)
Cheers,
	Bill.
-- 
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From: Venkat
Subject: Re: LISP Implementation
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 05:33:04 +0000
Message-ID: <55442638.0404132133.c2342a8@posting.google.com>

William Bland <····@abstractnonsense.com> wrote in message news:<······························@abstractnonsense.com>...
> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 23:39:57 -0700, Venkat wrote:
> 
> > Hi All,
> > 
> >   I am planning to develop a new LISP implemenation (both interpreter and    
> >   compiler).
> 
> Why?  What's it going to do better than all the existing ones?
> Is there a reason why you don't want to contribute to an existing
> project?  I wrote my own too, when I was much younger.  It was
> good for one person's work I guess, but it was pretty crap to be
> honest, compared to what else was on offer at the time (iirc,
> Clisp was already available).  I don't think there's much point
> unless this is just a learning exercise.
> 

  I did not get a real project  which gives me chance to master the LISP   
  language till now. That'why I am planning to develop a new LISP implementation



> Just my two cents - feel free to ignore me ;-)
> Cheers,
> 	Bill.