Re: [racket-users] Questions about implementing a Lisp-2

On Monday, April 11, 2016 at 8:41:54 PM UTC-4, Neil Van Dyke wrote: > I would first decide whether and how I want functions and variables > provided by modules in this language, to be usable from modules in other > `#lang`s. That narrows down the options of how to do it. Very good point. To be h

[racket-users] Questions about implementing a Lisp-2

Hello Racketeers, I come seeking advice. I'm trying to implement a Lisp-2 in Racket, but I've been unsuccessful in my initial attempts. My goal is to be able to do something like the following: ``` (defun example (sym) (symbol->string sym)) (defvar example 'an-arbitrary-symbol) (example exa

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n Racket because I inherited thousands of lines of messy pseudo-OO PHP. A preemptive thank you for helping! --Josh Tilles P.S. Has anyone given any thought to consolidating some of the Racket discussion to a StackExchange site? Or something else of that ilk?__