Re: C, but with lisp syntax

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From: Dave Saunders
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 20:48

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   >Imagine ANSI C, but with lisp syntax and lisp macros.
   >I.e. a lisp dialect that translates directly to C and
   >needs no implicit runtime library.  Sort of like the
   >ratfor idea, but lisp->c instead of c->fortran.
   >
   >If I have to program in C because my program has to run
   >on several architectures and it has to be really small
   >and fast, at least I could have decent syntax and macros.
   >Now add some sugar to this, like cond which returns a
   >value instead of switch which doesn't, etc. ...
   >
   >Anyone have such a thing?
   >
   > --dave yost

Sounds like you want lisp syntax 
- it doesn't have any (that's the beauty of it) - 
and C data structures and memory management 
- it doesn't have any (thats why you can get small and fast) -  
so to have both is easy.  In lisp syntax, it's

              ()

My appologies in advance for this flip remark, please minimize the return
flames.

-dave saunders

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