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[Axiom-developer] Re: Lisp in Small Pieces
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Stephen Wilson |
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[Axiom-developer] Re: Lisp in Small Pieces |
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07 Jul 2007 23:17:14 -0400 |
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> Ralf, Stephen,
>
> I think you'll find this book very interesting. Aside from the
> subject matter it also clearly illustrates a style worth copying,
> at least in my opinion. He gives the complete source code for a
> lisp implementation along with a perfectly readable explanation
> of all of the issues. I think that ALLPROSE could find a possible
> example of a pamphlet/booklet format here.
This is a book I always wanted to purchase. I have read portions
quite some time ago via library loan. I recall being impressed. I
will make it a priority to order a copy.
> The compiler chapter (ch 7) goes into great detail in a readable
> fashion. Particularly interesting is the handling of continuations.
> I'm interested in continuations (or futures) because this would be a
> perfect mechanism for handling multi-branching provisos, each branch
> in its own continuation. The closest thing in spad seems to be
> infinite streams. However an explicit continuation mechanism would be
> very nice indeed.
I find this very interesting. I wonder what would be involved in
implementing continuations to exploit GCL's multiprocessing
capabilities.
>
> Queinnec, Christian, "Lisp in Small Pieces" ISBN 0-521-54566-8
>
> Tim
Steve