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Re:Lisp's Influence on Ruby by allthetime on Monday June 15, 2026 @01:19AM (#48536930)
Why is it necessary to throw together a new lisp and not just use an existing one?
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Re:Lisp's Influence on Ruby by tacoda on Monday June 15, 2026 @08:03AM (#48540080)
Technically when you write in the domain, you are effectively making your own Lisp and then using it. It’s one of the amazing things that macros can do.
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