Re: why are there [v e c t o r s] in Lisp?

[Random832 <random832@fastmail.com>]

Emanuel Berg <embe8573@student.uu.se> writes:
> ... why? If lists are vectors, which they are in terms
> of what they hold and how they look, then you don't
> need more code compared to vectors, on the contrary
> you need less code!

The thing is, a vector in elisp terms is a specific type of object. It's
in contiguous memory, and you can't take its cdr. It is an array whereas
a list is a linked list.

Maybe in some platonic ideal lisp there wouldn't be a difference, but in
elisp there is.