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Re:Lisp compiler in 89 lines of Python by mdaniel on Monday November 29, 2010 @01:54PM (#1951327)
> it seems like a reach to call this a Lisp compiler without lambda.

I think that's a running gag when implementing "lisp." I can recall seeing some "lisp in javascript" library a while back that also neglected to implement that "minor detail."

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Re:Lisp compiler in 89 lines of Python by jpr on Monday November 29, 2010 @02:50PM (#1951537)
Try entering

   (eval. '(lambda (x) x) nil)
to the REPL with the following definitions:

http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/paulgraham/jmc.lisp

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