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GLISP: Alternate syntaxes for Common Lisp

lang/lisp/code/syntax/glisp/
Generalized Lisp (or Glisp for short) is a coordinated set of high level syntaxes for Common Lisp. Initially GLisp consists of three dialects: Mlisp, Plisp and ordinary Lisp, together with an extensible framework for adding others. Mlisp (Meta-Lisp) is an Algol-like syntax for people who don't like writing parentheses. For example, one can write print("abc", stream) instead of (print "abc" stream). Plisp (Pattern Lisp) is a pattern matching rewrite-rule language. Plisp is a compiler-compiler; its rules are optimized for writing language translators. All dialects may be freely intermixed in a file. The translators for all dialects are written in Plisp, as is the Glisp translator framework itself. Support routines for the translators are written in Mlisp and/or Lisp. All dialects are translated to Common Lisp and execute in the standard Common Lisp environment.
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   ftp.apple.com:dts/mac/lisp/glisp.tar.Z (also from apple.com)

Version: 1.2 Ports: GLISP runs in MCL and has to be modified for other Common Lisp implementations. CD-ROM: Prime Time Freeware for AI, Issue 1-1 Keywords: Algol Syntax for Lisp, GLISP, Lisp!Syntax, PLISP, Pattern Matching References: ?
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