Huh - I somehow submitted the same message twice. Hacker News doesn't let me delete it. So I'll edit it down - see the version above about Common Lisp and our implementation of it called Clasp.
You're developing clasp for use in your matter compiler project, correct?
I did - and we compiled our first batch of molecules using an application implemented in Cando (Clasp + computational chemistry code) yesterday. I'm absolutely serious about this.
Amazing. Have the goals of the project changed over time, or is it still to generate molecules that fit a certain shape/function based on a number of known building blocks?
The goals have not changed. The pace of development (in the chemistry) has accelerated by orders of magnitude in the last year. The software is advancing as well. We are still looking for good developers who want to work with us.
Are you looking for students to work on development over a summer or semester-long break?
Contact me using my temple dot edu address - it's on my website. Hacker News doesn't appear to have a messaging feature.
Do you have a public website or anywhere I can read more about your project? And if I'm interested, how can I contact you?
We do have a public website - you could contact me. We are still running under the radar so there isn't much detail but there is a lot in the scientific literature. http://www.thirdlaw.tech and https://www.schafmeistergroup.com/. I also have some talks up on the youtube.
How far along are you with Clasp?
It's working fine. We are developing applications within it for the past year. We have been kind of low key because we are using it as part of a much larger project.