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Re:Femtolisp – A lightweight, robust, scheme-like Lisp imple... by cameronstanley on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @12:10AM (#29634124)
Having just watched the Berserk anime, I’m curious if anyone knows if the name is inspired by it?
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Re:Femtolisp – A lightweight, robust, scheme-like Lisp imple... by nlitened on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @12:48AM (#29634383)
I am pretty sure “femto-” is used in a meaning of “small”, similar to pico-, nano-, micro- etc

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femto-

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Re:Femtolisp – A lightweight, robust, scheme-like Lisp imple... by 404mm on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @09:59AM (#29637974)
Femto- is one thousandth of pico-. Pico- is one thousandth or nano-.
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