Re: C# is not Dylan (was: Re: C# : The new language from M$)

• To: Jason Trenouth <jason@harlequin.co.uk>
• Subject: Re: C# is not Dylan (was: Re: C# : The new language from M$)
• From: Rob Myers <robm@h2g2.com>
• Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 17:46:28 +0100
• CC: Hugh Greene <q@tardis.ed.ac.uk>, info-dylan@ai.mit.edu
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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?

- Rob.

Jason Trenouth wrote:
> 
> 
> Harlequin had a LTD conversion tool (Lisp to Dylan) which bootstrapped some
> projects I think. I don't know where that is now. However, if the goal is to
> have procedural macros in Dylan then they already exist in FunDev, but are not
> currently available to users.

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• Re: C# is not Dylan (was: Re: C# : The new language from M$)
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