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Re: Janet – a Lisp-like functional, imperative programming language

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Post by fithisux » Sat, Oct 16, 2021, 3:27 PM UTC

db65edfc7996 wrote: post #22

diggan wrote: post #8

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Some interesting changes since August this year: - Threaded channels `ev/thread-chan` (`thread` has been deprecated [and removed in latest version [[1.18]]]) - JPM (Janet Package Manager) is now separate, not distributed together with Janet anymore - Janet binary can directly run image files with `-i`

(Not a lisp guy). What is an image and why would I want to run one? My best guess is that an image would be platform independent bytecode vs compiled executable?

R for example allows to save state on exit. I wish R supported an alternative lispy syntax.

Re: Janet – a Lisp-like functional, imperative programming language

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Post by empthought » Mon, Oct 18, 2021, 1:00 AM UTC

Barrin92 wrote: post #82

empthought wrote: post #35

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Not named after a woman (or rather, named after not-a-woman): https://github.com/janet-lang/janet#why-is-it-called-janet

>not-a-woman given that the character of the show in question is an archetypal secretary arguing it's not a woman is a fairly big stretch. Not only is it a woman, it's a woman embodying a female stereotype, (in line with the purpose of the language, being an easy helper), and the 60s art deco woman's magazine style logo

Janet is canonically not a woman. It is said many times. Also not a robot.

Re: Janet – a Lisp-like functional, imperative programming language

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Post by jpe90 » Fri, Oct 22, 2021, 2:43 PM UTC

abhinav22 wrote: post #7

Congratulations on it. I use Common Lisp myself, but always great to see energy and passion in other languages, especially in the Lisp family of languages (but I am clearly biased).

Hello! I saved a URL to a great article you wrote about web development in common lisp, but the domain appears to be offline. Any chance you have a new site? Sorry for the off topic reply, I don't think this site has DMs..