[PRL] A new LISP book

[Matthias Felleisen]

When I ported Barendregt's word to macros, I had no clue I would  
introduce an intelligence meter for PL people:

> "Here is the what and why of adhering to restriction X. Now here are  
> the incredible things that become possible when you break it!" This  
> is demonstrated via unhygienic macros, as well as the broader  
> concept of "duality of syntax" - a definition that evolves  
> throughout the book.

It is so easy to tell now whether people understand basic ideas or  
not. Anyone who says stuff like this, has never penetrated basic  
macros, not to speak of our syntax system.




On Sep 24, 2009, at 10:14 PM, Mitchell Wand wrote:

> Perhaps more interesting is what showed up in the "often bought  
> together" section:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Let-Over-Lambda-Doug-Hoyte/dp/1435712757/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_c
>
> I'd seen some of Barski's stuff on the web, but hadn't heard of this  
> one.
>
> --Mitch
>
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 9:32 PM, Paul Steckler <steck at stecksoft.com>  
> wrote:
> I saw this mentioned on the LispNYC list:
>
>   http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1593272006
>
> -- Paul
>
>
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