Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!rutgers!ames!elroy!devvax!jplpro!des From: des@jplpro.JPL.NASA.GOV (David Smyth) Newsgroups: comp.windows.news Subject: Re: LispScript Message-ID: <833@devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV> Date: Mon, 30-Nov-87 18:32:42 EST Article-I.D.: devvax.833 Posted: Mon Nov 30 18:32:42 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 3-Dec-87 20:21:56 EST References: <17331.8711281826@aiva.ed.ac.uk> Sender: news@devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV Reply-To: des@jplpro.JPL.NASA.GOV (David Smyth) Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA. Lines: 19 In article <17331.8711281826@aiva.ed.ac.uk> richard@aiva.edinburgh.ac.UK (Richard Tobin) writes: >A recent message to this list mentioned LispScript, which appears to be >a lisp-to-postscript translator. ... > ... Postscript >is such a revolting language that this sounds like a very useful program. I was hoping it wasn't just me! How many others HATE postscript? I'll summarize to the net. Also, what would be a better language? PostScript reminds me of an intermediate language generated by a compiler, not a language suitable for human beings to think in. I propose a new language which is high level, and is then compiled into postscript, with appropriate calls to dbg for source level (NOT PostScript) debugging. If you can't think of a specific language (I vote for C, or something very much like C), indicate what language capabilities should be there. Send today, I'll also bring this up at the Sun User's Group meeting Monday!