C, but with lisp syntax

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From: David Yost
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 18:16

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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

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