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| From | Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: High level C |
| Date | 2016-07-16 13:40 +0100 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <87ziphlps2.fsf@bsb.me.uk> (permalink) |
| References | (1 earlier) <87mvlimt9i.fsf@bsb.me.uk> <nmcmq9$k4a$1@dont-email.me> <cbc446ba-15a8-4d91-a878-1a74fcf25b15@googlegroups.com> <87bn1xnbg8.fsf@bsb.me.uk> <aad337f5-88a8-4960-90ed-cf3561a55a1b@googlegroups.com> |
Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> writes: > On Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 11:07:13 AM UTC+1, Ben Bacarisse wrote: >> Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> writes: >> > >> > it's just too difficult to write >> > even simple functions in Lisp. Even things like fibonacci generators, >> > which are the poster boys for that type of programming. It's too >> > hard to work out whether the program is efficient or exhibits >> > catastrophic multiple recursion. >> >> You often trot this out. It's either just propaganda or you don't know >> Lisp. For example >> >> (defun fib (x) >> (let ((a 0) (b 1)) >> (loop repeat x do >> (psetq a b >> b (+ a b))) >> a)) >> >> has no recursion, "catastrophic" or otherwise. >> > No loop macro in my lisp interpreter. That's no reason to keep repeating the same old tropes about Lisp. There are lots of C-like languages out there but you can't say such and such is impossible in C if it's possible in the accepted standard version of C. > Which I will admit was never totally finished. I based it on an > old book which was hanging around the library of a redbrick > university I won't name, because it was one of literally only > half a dozen books in the entire library on Lisp. However I think > you can build it from car and cdr. It doesn't have to be what > Lisp calls special forms. You mustn't ever introduce another > special form or you've violated the spirit of Lisp. I hope you will forgive me for not taking your word on what constitutes the spirit of Lisp. > I did have go a knocking one up, and failed. It's fiddly. As I > said, it's easier to write the Lisp interpreter in C than a basic > function in Lisp. Contradicted by facts so many times I must conclude that you are just trying (and succeeding!) to get a rise out of people. -- Ben.
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High level C jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-07-15 23:36 +0200
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Re: High level C jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-07-16 09:09 +0200
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Re: High level C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-07-15 15:17 -0700
Re: High level C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2016-07-31 23:55 -0700
Re: High level C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-07-15 23:27 +0100
Re: High level C jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-07-16 09:13 +0200
Re: High level C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-07-16 02:07 -0700
Re: High level C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-07-16 11:07 +0100
Re: High level C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-07-16 03:29 -0700
Re: High level C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-07-16 13:40 +0100
Re: High level C Udyant Wig <udyant.wig@gmail.com> - 2016-07-17 11:57 +0530
Re: High level C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-16 11:30 +0100
Re: High level C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-07-16 03:43 -0700
Re: High level C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-07-16 13:53 +0100
Re: High level C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-07-16 07:49 -0700
Re: High level C Jean-Marc Bourguet <jm@bourguet.org> - 2016-07-16 17:08 +0200
Re: High level C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-07-16 09:09 -0700
Re: High level C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-07-16 16:26 +0100
Re: High level C jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-07-16 18:05 +0200
Re: High level C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-07-16 20:15 +0100
Re: High level C jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-07-16 23:44 +0200
Re: High level C raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2016-07-23 19:39 +0000
Re: High level C jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-07-23 22:58 +0200
Re: High level C raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2016-07-27 14:52 +0000
Re: High level C Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-07-27 16:29 +0100
Re: High level C raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2016-07-23 19:38 +0000
Re: High level C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-16 14:17 +0100
Re: High level C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-07-16 13:46 +0100
Re: High level C Udyant Wig <udyant.wig@gmail.com> - 2016-07-17 12:05 +0530
Re: High level C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-17 11:03 +0100
Re: High level C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-07-17 03:39 -0700
Re: High level C Udyant Wig <udyant.wig@gmail.com> - 2016-07-17 18:20 +0530
Re: High level C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-17 14:00 +0100
Re: High level C Udyant Wig <udyant.wig@gmail.com> - 2016-07-17 23:13 +0530
Re: High level C jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-07-17 20:14 +0200
Re: High level C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-07-17 20:14 +0100
Re: High level C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-17 20:45 +0100
Re: High level C Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2016-07-17 21:00 +0100
Re: High level C Udyant Wig <udyant.wig@gmail.com> - 2016-07-18 09:48 +0530
Re: High level C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-07-18 00:55 -0700
Re: High level C Udyant Wig <udyant.wig@gmail.com> - 2016-07-18 22:25 +0530
Re: High level C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-18 11:40 +0100
Re: High level C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-07-18 05:05 -0700
Re: High level C Udyant Wig <udyant.wig@gmail.com> - 2016-07-18 22:59 +0530
Re: High level C Udyant Wig <udyant.wig@gmail.com> - 2016-07-18 22:50 +0530
Re: High level C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-18 19:07 +0100
Re: High level C Udyant Wig <udyant.wig@gmail.com> - 2016-07-19 11:53 +0530
Re: High level C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-19 11:15 +0100
Re: High level C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-07-19 14:00 +0100
Re: High level C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-19 15:01 +0100
Re: High level C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-07-19 15:26 +0100
Re: High level C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-19 15:57 +0100
Re: High level C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-07-19 17:13 +0100
Re: High level C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-19 18:14 +0100
Re: High level C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-07-19 19:20 +0100
Re: High level C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-19 19:46 +0100
Re: High level C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-07-20 02:44 +0100
Re: High level C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-20 10:59 +0100
Re: High level C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-07-20 03:07 -0700
Re: High level C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-07-21 01:44 +0100
Re: High level C Udyant Wig <udyant.wig@gmail.com> - 2016-07-21 18:58 +0530
Re: High level C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-21 17:20 +0100
Re: High level C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-07-21 20:52 +0100
Re: High level C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-21 21:14 +0100
Re: High level C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-07-21 13:23 -0700
Re: High level C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-21 21:50 +0100
Re: High level C jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-07-22 12:52 +0200
Re: High level C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-07-22 04:03 -0700
Re: High level C Udyant Wig <udyant.wig@gmail.com> - 2016-07-22 23:56 +0530
Re: High level C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-22 20:09 +0100
Re: High level C Udyant Wig <udyant.wig@gmail.com> - 2016-07-22 23:49 +0530
Re: High level C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-22 20:37 +0100
Re: High level C jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-07-19 19:16 +0200
Re: High level C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-07-19 19:17 +0100
Re: High level C jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-07-19 21:07 +0200
Re: High level C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-07-20 02:36 +0100
Re: High level C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-07-19 07:27 -0700
Re: High level C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-19 16:27 +0100
Re: High level C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-07-19 08:43 -0700
Re: High level C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-07-19 19:14 +0100
Re: High level C Jean-Marc Bourguet <jm@bourguet.org> - 2016-07-18 10:08 +0200
Re: High level C Udyant Wig <udyant.wig@gmail.com> - 2016-07-18 23:04 +0530
Re: High level C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-07-16 10:18 +0100
Re: High level C raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2016-07-23 19:26 +0000
Re: High level C Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-07-25 09:21 -0700
Re: High level C luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2016-07-25 10:19 -0700
Re: High level C Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-07-28 10:31 -0700
Re: High level C luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2016-07-28 21:13 -0700
Re: High level C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-07-29 09:05 -0700
Re: High level C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-07-29 09:30 -0700
Re: High level C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-07-29 10:08 -0700
Re: High level C Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2016-07-29 17:57 +0000
Re: High level C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-07-29 11:50 -0700
Re: High level C Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-07-31 07:16 -0700
Re: High level C raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2016-07-31 14:34 +0000
Re: High level C Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-07-31 14:55 -0700
Re: High level C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-08-01 03:10 -0700
Re: High level C Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-08-01 07:40 -0700
Re: High level C Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2016-08-01 19:43 +0100
Re: High level C Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2016-08-01 10:21 -0500
Re: High level C raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2016-08-03 13:14 +0000
Re: High level C Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-08-05 08:40 -0700
Re: High level C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-08-05 09:28 -0700
Re: High level C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2016-08-05 09:55 -0700
Re: High level C Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-08-05 15:51 -0700
Re: High level C Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-08-05 18:43 +0200
Re: High level C Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-08-05 15:43 -0700
Re: High level C Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-08-06 00:52 +0200
Re: High level C raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2016-08-10 12:42 +0000
Re: High level C Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-08-11 12:24 -0700
Re: High level C Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-07-31 16:42 +0200
Re: High level C Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-07-31 12:59 -0700
Re: High level C Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2016-07-31 17:12 -0500
Re: High level C Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-07-31 17:12 -0700
Re: High level C Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2016-08-01 00:54 -0500
Re: High level C Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-08-01 08:08 -0700
Re: High level C Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2016-08-01 12:58 -0500
Re: High level C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-08-01 12:25 -0700
Re: High level C Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-08-03 08:44 -0700
Re: High level C Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2016-08-03 11:56 -0500
Re: High level C jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-08-03 19:29 +0200
Re: High level C "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-08-03 13:45 -0400
Re: High level C Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2016-08-03 13:23 -0500
Re: High level C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-08-03 19:27 +0100
Re: High level C jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-08-03 21:04 +0200
Re: High level C Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2016-08-03 20:08 +0100
Re: High level C Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2016-08-03 16:09 -0500
Re: High level C Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2016-08-03 16:06 -0500
Re: High level C jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-08-03 23:36 +0200
Re: High level C Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2016-08-03 19:44 -0500
Re: High level C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-08-03 15:03 -0700
Re: High level C Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-08-04 19:17 -0700
Re: High level C Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-08-05 05:48 +0200
Re: High level C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-08-05 08:24 -0700
Re: High level C Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-08-05 18:30 +0200
Re: High level C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-08-05 10:34 -0700
Re: High level C Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-08-05 20:50 +0200
Re: High level C Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-08-05 15:39 -0700
Re: High level C Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-08-06 00:50 +0200
Re: High level C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-08-05 17:08 -0700
Re: High level C Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-08-06 02:23 +0200
Re: High level C raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2016-08-06 10:03 +0000
Re: High level C Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-08-06 12:13 +0200
Re: High level C "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-08-06 11:10 -0400
Re: High level C Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-08-06 17:40 +0200
Re: High level C "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-08-06 11:56 -0400
Re: High level C Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-08-06 17:51 +0200
Re: High level C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-08-08 09:12 -0700
Re: High level C jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-07-31 22:07 +0200
Re: High level C Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-07-31 15:05 -0700
Re: High level C Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-08-03 11:22 +1200
Re: High level C Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-08-03 08:50 -0700
Re: High level C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-16 01:12 +0100
Re: High level C Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-07-15 20:16 -0400
Re: High level C jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-07-16 09:17 +0200
Re: High level C Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2016-07-16 08:20 -0700
Re: High level C jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-07-16 17:24 +0200
Re: High level C Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2016-07-16 09:24 -0700
Re: High level C carlglassberg@gmail.com - 2016-07-17 14:15 -0700
Re: High level C carlglassberg@gmail.com - 2016-07-17 14:22 -0700
Re: High level C jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-07-17 23:58 +0200
Re: High level C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2016-08-02 13:20 -0700
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