From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Phillip Lord Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Is it better to use eLISP or Common LISP? Date: 21 Oct 2003 12:09:43 +0100 Organization: Dept of Computer Science, University of Manchester, U.K. Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <1066674163.4152.13.camel@syr-24-59-77-252.twcny.rr.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1066742284 29198 80.91.224.253 (21 Oct 2003 13:18:04 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 13:18:04 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Oct 21 15:17:59 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ABwOd-0001mi-00 for ; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 15:17:59 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1ABwNj-0000Ju-R2 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 09:17:03 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!skynet.be!skynet.be!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!nntp.theplanet.net!inewsm1.nntp.theplanet.net!zen.net.uk!130.88.203.18.MISMATCH!peernews.mcc.ac.uk!cs.man.ac.uk!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 30 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: rpc71.cs.man.ac.uk Original-X-Trace: wapping.cs.man.ac.uk 1066734583 13961 130.88.198.228 (21 Oct 2003 11:09:43 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: news@wapping.cs.man.ac.uk Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 11:09:43 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2.93 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:117478 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 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 Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:13409 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:13409 >>>>> "Sam" == Sam Steingold writes: >> * Dan Anderson [2003-10-20 14:22:43 -0400]: >> >> I am thinking of hacking some LISP for a project manager.[...] Since >> I'd be learning LISP for the first time, what would be best to >> do? Also, are there any reasons why? Sam> The choice is between "Emacs-Lisp" and "Common Lisp". Sam> I recommend Common Lisp. Sam> Emacs-Lisp is a largely obsolete dialect, Sam> Common Lisp is a modern standard language If you want to learn a lisp, then Common Lisp would probably be the better choice. If you want to modify the behaviour of Emacs, then Emacs Lisp would be the better choice. >> I know that I can either use Emacs LISP or the eLISP file that >> interfaces with common LISP. I don't know what this means. What "elisp file that interfaces with common lisp". If you want emacs to do things, then you can use emacs lisp, or emacs lisp. Phil