Hy – A Lisp-flavored Python

Re:Hy – A Lisp-flavored Python by didibus on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @11:09PM (#14916675)

I think what was meant was that the semantics should be optimized to human. Those semantics matter more then the syntax, since you can quickly get used to syntax.

So think of it as learning to recognize and pronounce an alphabet used to form words, over understanding the meaning of sentences in a given language.

Having said that, once you get used to the lisp syntax, as I did, I find it is better suited to humans. But to believe it you need to try out structural editing.

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Re:Hy – A Lisp-flavored Python by IgorPartola on Thursday August 03, 2017 @12:04AM (#14916879)

Hmm, that seems to imply that you can't optimize for semantics and syntax at the same time.

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Re:Hy – A Lisp-flavored Python by didibus on Thursday August 03, 2017 @06:04AM (#14918276)

It can optimize for both, in fact that's what Lisp is all about. Take Hy, its got Python's semantics, supports all of its features and paradigms, but its syntax is simpler, more uniform, homoiconic and more powerful. This is turn allows you to extend, modify or refine Python's semantics, since the Lisp syntax will always be able to express them.

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