Logix: Adding macros to Python

http://livelogix.net/logix/index.html

by charzom • 19 years ago

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jey3• 19 years ago

Is it just me, or does it seem like everyone and their mother is inventing a new programming language these days?

mdakin5• 19 years ago

They are and it's a direct result of CS's immaturity.

Python is close to something very, very good but not quite there. Logix in "Base Logix" mode seems to fix some of Python's problems while retaining its redeeming qualities.

If only a real Lisp would come along that had the leadership, library, community and documentation of Python.

icey• 19 years ago

The library bit is the real killer here. There are a fair amount of libraries out there, but they don't live in a terribly centralized location. I think asdf is the "central" repos, but it seems like most of the useful items there have been created by a small handful of users.

AF6• 19 years ago

> If only a real Lisp would come along that had the leadership, library, community and documentation of Python.

Someone was asking for that just the other day. I was thinking myself that it would be pretty neat to write a Lisp dialect that compiled down to Python, and therefore you could get access to all the Python libraries, a decent VM, and also macros.

I've had trouble figuring out where to start, though. Would be a fun project.

AF6• 19 years ago

The GPL licensing would be an issue for some.

Edit: Unfortunately Logix seems to have been dead since 2005.

http://common-lisp.net/project/python-on-lisp/

omouse2• 19 years ago

How come?

AF6• 19 years ago

Well, if you wanted to ship a desktop application or such, you'd have to open source your code. That doesn't work for all companies.

euccastro• 19 years ago

Since some of you are asking for the converse:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36178

Logix: Adding macros to Python

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