Re: How to improve the readability of (any) LISP or any highlevel functional language to the level of FORTH ?

[Raffael Cavallaro]

On 2011-01-04 01:24:13 -0500, Pascal J. Bourguignon said:

> I saw no explanation, only the statements that he "found Common Lisp
> unsuitable as a distribution platform."

He also says he likes Mac OS X so maybe he was looking for a native Mac 
OS X distribution option. Unless he was writing about a very recent 
experience, the best free option, Clozure CL64/32, was not yet mature 
enough that many would want to use it to distribute an application 
(imho it is now).

The other option for native Mac apps has been available for years - 
LispWorks - but it is not free. Never underestimate people's ability to 
allow the desire for a no-cost solution to override better judgement. 
Clearly, he thinks lisp is superior; he thinks Mac OS X is superior; 
until recently, you had to pay to distribute this combination in a 
native app using a mature implementation and IDE.

warmest regards,

Ralph

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Raffael Cavallaro