TXR Lisp vs elisp.

TXR Lisp vs elisp.

[Hongyi Zhao]

I noticed the TXR Lisp from here [1]. Does anyone here have
experiences on this lisp dialect?

[1] http://nongnu.org/txr/txr-lisp.html

Regards
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Re: TXR Lisp vs elisp.

[Hongyi Zhao]

On Wed, Sep 1, 2021 at 1:37 PM Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I noticed the TXR Lisp from here [1]. Does anyone here have
> experiences on this lisp dialect?
>
> [1] http://nongnu.org/txr/txr-lisp.html

Based on the following description on its official website [2], this
language seems superior:

The other language in TXR is TXR Lisp. This is not an implementation
of an existing Common Lisp or Scheme, but a new dialect, which
contains many new ideas. TXR Lisp is feature-rich, and oriented toward
succinct, convenient expressivity. While staying completely true to
the Lisp heritage, it takes cues from new scripting and functional
languages.

TXR Lisp programs are shorter and clearer than those written in some
mainstream languages "du jour" like Python, Ruby, Clojure, Javascript
or Racket. If you find that this isn't the case, the TXR project wants
to hear from you; give a shout to the mailing list. If a program is
significantly clearer and shorter in another language, that is
considered a bug in TXR.

[2] http://nongnu.org/txr/index.html

Best, Hongyi

Re: TXR Lisp vs elisp.

[Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor]

Hongyi Zhao wrote:

> Based on the following description on its official website
> ... this language seems superior ...
> http://nongnu.org/txr/index.html

Thank you, I didn't hear of TXR. It isn't in the Debian repos
which isn't a good sign but maybe it is the exception that
confirms the rule. I hope to try it out sometime. It is
from 2009.

Here are some example of TXR in use:

  http://nongnu.org/txr/rosetta-solutions-main.html

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Re: TXR Lisp vs elisp.

[Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor]

> [TXR Lisp] isn't in the Debian repos which isn't a good sign
> but maybe it is the exception that confirms the rule.

It gets worse, it doesn't even have a page on Wikipedia!

So don't follow this link:

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TXR_(programming_language)

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RE: [External] : Re: TXR Lisp vs elisp.

[Drew Adams]

TXR looks interesting.  Thx.

Re: [External] : Re: TXR Lisp vs elisp.

[Wayne Harris via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor]

Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> TXR looks interesting.  Thx.

FWIW, that's Kaz Kylheku's.  You can probably find him at
comp.unix.programmer or comp.lang.lisp.

Re: [External] : Re: TXR Lisp vs elisp.

[Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor]

Wayne Harris via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor wrote:

>> TXR looks interesting [...]
>
> FWIW, that's Kaz Kylheku's. You can probably find him at
> comp.unix.programmer or comp.lang.lisp.

Let's CC him ...

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Re: [External] : Re: TXR Lisp vs elisp.

[Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor]

>>> TXR looks interesting [...]
>>
>> FWIW, that's Kaz Kylheku's. You can probably find him at
>> comp.unix.programmer or comp.lang.lisp.
>
> Let's CC him ...

That didn't work, 550 (rejected), his mail is public [1] so
maybe he thinks he has to compensate with anti-spam schemes
... unnecessary IMO (I got 3 spams in 2015, and 2 in 2016;
I know, I have to stop blaming myself) and mine is also public
... well, whatever.

[1] Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com>,
    https://nongnu.org/txr/

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Re: [External] : Re: TXR Lisp vs elisp.

[Wayne Harris via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor]

Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
<help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> writes:

> Wayne Harris via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor wrote:
>
>>> TXR looks interesting [...]
>>
>> FWIW, that's Kaz Kylheku's. You can probably find him at
>> comp.unix.programmer or comp.lang.lisp.
>
> Let's CC him ...

He could be happy about it, if he's not the itchy-type.