I've been a passive observer for a while, but now I'm really trying to grok picolisp. So let's start with the FAQ bit about *I cannot find the LAMBDA keyword in PicoLisp. *The example is basically syntax sugar for
((quote (X Y) (+ X Y)) 3 4) but this can't be made to work in a Common Lisp--or can it and I'm just not doing it right? As I understand it, you have a different sort of quote than CL, correct? Could you explain or point me to the docs on that? Also, when I looked up quote in the ref I see this *(quote . any) -> any* Returns any unevaluated.... What does the dotted cons notation mean? I know I have to lengthen my comp-sci stride to grok picolisp, but I might be here with a lot of newbie questions for a while. . . . Thanks, Lawrence Bottorff Grand Marais, MN, USA
