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A similar endeavor in Python: http://www.brool.com/index.php/the-tiniest-lisp-in-python

I find it quite entertaining to see how specific language features allow for differing patterns. It is much more apparent with such Lisp implementations than with your typical Hello, World app or hidden by some library or framework.

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I got a lot of interesting comments from that article. Someone pointed me to this brilliantly evil implementation which can be seen at https://gist.github.com/1679908 (originally from http://www.pick.ucam.org/~ptc24/yvfc.html, which seems to be down). There's also Norvig's implementation, which is much cleaner, at http://norvig.com/lispy.html, and a Lisp to Python compiler at http://bernhardkausler.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/sinc-%e2%80%....

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