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0 pointsmiroljub1y ago0 comments

> using mainstream more structured language is good point go into emacs.

Are you really trying to tell use that Guile Scheme is more mainstream than Emacs Lisp?

Cmon, I'm pretty sure all schemes combined don't have a fraction of programmers or libraries as elisp alone.

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gpderetta1y ago· 1 in thread

Possibly all lisp combined!

lispm1y ago

There are code bases for SINGLE Lisp applications which go into several million lines of code. For example PTC's CAD system had several years ago >7 million lines of Common Lisp.

dlahoda1y ago

as per wiki, several gui apps use guile as scripting language. also guix of interest. if emacs would have guile, i would have single language lisp machine.

emacs lisp is not standard, while guile R7RS. so even more sharing.

so for me emacs with guile, were people during rewrites improved emacs extetensions, and i can do all in guile, music taxes money debugging productivity all in guile. is very attractive.

https://www.gnu.org/software/guile/#apps-using-guile

''Guile is used in many programs under the GNU project umbrella (GDB, Make, Guix, GNU TeXmacs, GnuCash, LilyPond, Lepton-EDA...)[8] but it also sees use outside of that, for example in Google's schism.''

also seems guile is jit, emacs lisp interpreted.

and guile favors immutable, unlike emacs lisp. which i favor too.

there is also guile hoot giving me option for browser.

binary1321y ago

I never really thought about this angle, but it’s still worth pointing out that elisp is not used outside of emacs, while other lispen are.

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