On 2/1/06, Jeremy Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Brad Beveridge wrote:
<snip>
> All I'm worried about is dilution of Lisp, and the problem of a program
> written in 2 languages calling each other simultaneously (Python calling
> the LispEval function)! It'll be okay as long as people just use Python
> for its library code and always send the data back to Lisp to be
> processed.

I can see that.  I think you and I are thinking along the same lines. 
>From my point of view, the punter has already chosen Lisp as the base
language & they're trying to get something out to prototype quickly. 
They run into some area (sockets appears to be a sensitive one) where
Lisp is weak.  Instead of spending time choosing or creating a
solution, they can breifly step into the Python world, where there is
generally just one well supported library.  When the app is working
nicely they can choose to leave the Python in, or replace it with a
fully Lisp solution.

Cheers
Brad
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