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23:35:02
paule32
i have a array of numbers: 0, and 1
23:35:25
paule32
one item contais the structure of the ascii char T
23:35:51
moon-child
what structure has an ascii character?
23:35:56
paule32
and an other item contains the structure of the ascii char C
23:36:24
wasamasa
you keep contradicting yourself
23:41:22
wasamasa
for starters, what lisp dialect is this about?
23:43:32
wasamasa
that's a CL implementation, not a dialect, lol
23:43:51
wasamasa
arrays in CL are #(1 2 3), not (1, 2, 3)
23:44:12
wasamasa
arrays are distinct from lists
23:44:47
paule32
then i have a array of list
23:45:04
paule32
#((0,0,1,1), (1,1,0,0))
23:45:11
wasamasa
then you say something about having numbers as items, then something about characters
23:45:32
wasamasa
this is lisp after all, not python
23:45:49
paule32
the numbers represent black and white
23:46:15
wasamasa
is there a reason you use numbers instead of actual boolean values?
23:46:57
moon-child
paule32: usually 0 is black and 1 is white
23:47:00
paule32
but i find 0, and 1 are nice
23:47:26
paule32
that does no matter in the moment
23:47:27
wasamasa
it would make sense to use 0 and 1 in a language where they're special
23:47:56
moon-child
wasamasa: 1 and 0 _are_ special, in a framebuffer
23:47:57
paule32
what did you have with python
23:48:08
wasamasa
it's a really awful language
23:48:25
paule32
you dont find lisp cool ?
23:49:15
wasamasa
python is the language where 0 and 1 are equivalent to booleans
23:49:45
wasamasa
yeah, but you write code as if you do
23:49:53
wasamasa
so, what is the problem again?
23:50:53
paule32
the point of view is, i would like compare a block/list of bitmaps, and as second pov, how can i scale up/down lists
23:51:36
wasamasa
a list of numbers is hardly a bitmap, so you'll have to do list manipulation if you insist on that representation
23:52:15
wasamasa
use integers to represent packed bits
23:52:43
paule32
that is a second ǵood idea
23:53:02
paule32
but how can i compare it
0:00:21
mfiano
paule32: You want #commonlisp. We haven't seen you since the irc network switcheroo
0:00:42
mfiano
fwiw, he has been coming on IRC for years, always asking unintelligible questions with very nonsense code examples.
0:01:01
mfiano
i sorta wish they would learn the language properly by now