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Re: Whither Dylan?



Jonathan Bachrach <jrb@ai.mit.edu> writes:

> goo is a stripped down rethought dylan which is simpler and more
> dynamic.  it's meant to be implementable in on the order of 10k lines
> of code.  i did it originally as a teaching and research vehicle
> finding it easier to teach and play with ideas in the much smaller
> code base.  it's not a competitor.

Imagine that work would be underway to refurbish the Dylan standard,
working title "Dylan 2.0".  What would you suggest to change in Dylan,
especially given the experience with goo?

Andreas

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