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- danlitt> He’s described Ruby’s design as starting from a simple Lisp, stripping out macros and s-expressionsPut the macros back! It would be so cool!
- dismalafI love Ruby, use it for most of my projects that don't require performance.Nothing I would love more than a Ruby with a Common-Lisp like compiler and runtime. Unboxed types, native compilation, partial compilation, live image (Ruby has this but "faster Rubies" like Crystal don't), etc...
- pjmlpThat is actually Lisp influence on Smalltalk, and Perl, that eventually influenced Ruby.
- DonHopkinsWhat have the Lisps ever done for us?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc7HmhrgTuQ
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