From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Van L Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Why is Elisp slow? Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 17:20:05 +1000 Message-ID: References: <20190503103644.63lccjehmzulaojn@Ergus> <456EE4D4-F542-4F6A-B146-E6B9D72AE93B@icloud.com> <83tvebn1we.fsf@gnu.org> <20190503125832.44ovncaxp3vyjsla@Ergus> <20190504133218.g3ysx3ksuyvlthg3@Ergus> <831BD780-F954-4E23-BF31-ED4E135C919B@icloud.com> <20190506125848.okei2qrib7m5p3vx@Ergus> <875zqnbtcc.fsf@telefonica.net> <499970E6-6A31-4DEE-A05A-BC8295F1AB76@icloud.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: blaine.gmane.org; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:195.159.176.226"; logging-data="24231"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@blaine.gmane.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.2 (darwin) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri May 10 09:25:03 2019 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1hOztu-00068t-K5 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 10 May 2019 09:25:02 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:38274 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hOztt-0004Xe-HQ for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 10 May 2019 03:25:01 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:49977) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hOzpk-0000zQ-Oz for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 10 May 2019 03:20:45 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hOzpj-0004uH-Vl for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 10 May 2019 03:20:44 -0400 Original-Received: from [195.159.176.226] (port=56118 helo=blaine.gmane.org) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hOzpj-0004sO-PB for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 10 May 2019 03:20:43 -0400 Original-Received: from list by blaine.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1hOzph-0000t8-P5 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 10 May 2019 09:20:41 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Cancel-Lock: sha1:Lmj5LU5hJpywFPwUBm8fbCyVNdI= X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 195.159.176.226 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:120281 Archived-At: > Lisp was, and is a hacker’s language. > C++, Java is a corporate language. > C was, and is a hacker’s language. Is it possible to compare programming languages to fighter jets at trade shows demonstrating what can be done w/wo the capability. For example, F-22's vectored thrust, F-35's lackof. They fly their signature flight paths. When RMS says CL isn't lispy does that mean no vectored thrust? -- © 2019 Van L gpg using EEF2 37E9 3840 0D5D 9183 251E 9830 384E 9683 B835 "The pH of lemon juice is 2." - EdX SPU27.1x