Re:(5:)Specific Examples? - Re: A Macro System for Perl?

[Elian]

Printing's a rather significant piece of work, though--take a look at the hoops perl potentially has to jump through to do something like "print $foo". ('Specially if $foo is overloaded or tied)

Anyway, while Lisp is rather difficult to optimize in some ways, it's not at all tough to compile. I think you'll find that, for those tasks which fit a Lisp mindset well, Lisp will wipe the floor with perl. If Lisp is running interpreted, then Perl's likely to win for some stuff, but never underestimate the power of compilation...

[shotgunefx]

I don't disagree on the power of compiliation. I come from a low level programming background originally. (Video drivers, graphics engines.) I was under the false impression that most Lisps are interpreted.

As an aside, this is IMHO one of the better threads to come across the Monastery in a bit.

-Lee

"To be civilized is to deny one's nature."

[Elian]

The one thing to keep in mind is that Lisp and its descendant Scheme are the darlings of the Scary Smart people and, as such, gets a fair amount of research work thrown at them. And undergrad/grad student slave labor. (Never under (or over) estimate the power of student slave labor! :)