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21:55:16
semz
I'm not even sure where you would draw the line between a very advanced Common Lisp library and a new language, especially when you allow implementation extensions into the picture, e.g. to get more precise control over generated code.
21:58:17
semz
If I remember correctly, there is a library that adds an ML-like type system and lets you mix that freely with normal CL code. Is this still CL or a new lisp?
21:59:30
semz
So I'm not sure how meaningful the question is. But I'd definitely say that much too few "recent" languages offer something over CL.
22:00:44
mzan
semz: the name of the library/language is Coalton https://github.com/coalton-lang/coalton
22:00:52
engblom
I would say that Clojure offers something over CL, but being forced to run on java or javascript is a drawback.
22:02:43
White_Flame
my only real interest in "new" languages is getting over the entire imperative paradigm. For anything else, CL is fine
22:15:09
mzan
semz: to be fair some very advanced libraries of mainstream PL can be seen a domain-specific-languages, or in extreme cases as distinct languages.
22:15:39
mzan
Many interactions with external DBMS are for sure based on different paradigms/languages.
4:43:28
Guest74
well that's interesting, my inferior-lisp says fatal error encountered in SBCL pid 2117 tid 6661: and yet my window manager is still running.