Re: [Axiom-developer] Back again.

[Alfredo Portes]

Hi Stephen,

Even when I am not a contributor to Axiom and fairly new in the list,
I would like to say welcome back. I also feel that the list is more
active now than in the past year. There is a greater sense of direction.
(Thanks to everyone that is making this possible. You know who you are :-)).
I hope that this is the beginning of the creation of a much stronger community.

Regards,

On 24 May 2007 21:27:36 -0400, Stephen Wilson <address@hidden> wrote:
> Greetings All,
>
> I participated in this community for a while in 2004-2005.  Simply
> put, I became discouraged due to my own lack of decisiveness, and in
> part due to a lack of `direction' I sensed in the community as a
> whole.  I have followed this list virtually every day since that time.
>
> I am compelled to rejoin and contribute once again.
>
> I have set up a Git repo on axiom-developer.  Anyone with an account
> should be able to pull from there via:
>
>  git-clone ssh://<your-login>@axiom-developer.org/home/swilson/axisp
>
> As of this moment, this is simply a clone of silver.
>
> My intention is to begin converting Axiom's compiler and interpreter
> into Common Lisp.  I see two primary stages:
>
>    1) Semantic translation: Converting from Boot to Lisp is not hard.
>        The intention is that `connected components' of the system will
>        be converted into Lisp and documented.  The documented Lisp
>        will live in the Axisp repository.  I will push information I
>        can glean into Boot pamphlet files and submit them for
>        inclusion in Silver.
>
>    2) Design translation: Converting from Boot to Lisp is not pretty.
>       Once a `connected component' has been resolved, translated, and
>       documented, I will consider the options for redesign.  My hope,
>       in time, is to arrive at a clean, maintainable, and flexible
>       implementation.
>
> I realize that the goal of a Lisp translation runs contrary to many
> opinions on this list.  My hope is that having more Boot code
> documented will be seen as beneficial.  As for the Lisp rewrite, I
> would love to hear from anyone who shares an interest in this
> direction.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Steve
>
>
>
>
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