[Gardeners] A batteries package for Common Lisp?

Josip Gracin gracin at tel.fer.hr
Mon Dec 11 07:37:20 CST 2006


Maciek Pasternacki wrote:
> Why clone libraries which are tuned to other language?  Why emulate
> Python in Lisp?

What does it mean "tuned to other language"?  The functionality they 
cover seems general enough and used frequently enough to be useful in 
any programming environment.

> It might be a
> dependency-only package that would pull commonly used libraries and
> save users effort of downloading each one separately (and/or

I think this is good idea.  We first need to make an inventory of what 
already is implemented and create a skeleton based on those components.

I have a feeling that "a benevolent dictator" type of organization might 
be a perfect match for this kind of project.  :-)


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