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Re: C# is not Dylan (was: Re: C# : The new language from M$)
On Mon, 14 Aug 2000 17:46:28 +0100, Rob Myers <robm@h2g2.com> wrote:
> Gwydion Dylan contains a simple Lisp-to-dylan converter. I haven't had
> any luck with non-trivial programs using it, though.
>
> Out of interest, what does Dylan offer that Lisp doesn't that makes a
> lisp-syntax version of Dylan desirable?
Well, it was more a case of copying libraries, frameworks, and tools from Lisp
into Dylan so that Dylan programmers could have native access to the same kinds
of facilities as Lisp programmers.
__Jason
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