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---
-
-language: "Lisp Flavoured Erlang(LFE)"
+language: "Lisp Flavoured Erlang (LFE)"
filename: lispflavourederlang.lfe
contributors:
- ["Pratik Karki", "https://github.com/prertik"]
---
-Lisp Flavoured Erlang(LFE) is a functional, concurrent, general-purpose programming
-language and Lisp dialect(Lisp-2) built on top of Core Erlang and the Erlang Virtual Machine(BEAM).
-
-LFE can be obtained from [LFE](https://github.com/rvirding/lfe)
-
-The classic starting point is [LFE DOCS.](http://docs.lfe.io)
-
-Another new site is being built to replace it.[LFE DEV.](http://docs.lfe.io/dev)
-
+Lisp Flavoured Erlang (LFE) is a functional, concurrent, general-purpose programming
+language and Lisp dialect (Lisp-2) built on top of Core Erlang and the Erlang Virtual Machine (BEAM).
+LFE can be obtained from [LFE](https://github.com/rvirding/lfe).
+The classic starting point is the [LFE docs](http://docs.lfe.io).
```lisp
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
@@ -24,7 +18,7 @@ Another new site is being built to replace it.[LFE DEV.](http://docs.lfe.io/dev)
;;; General form.
-;; Lisp comprises of two syntax called: the ATOM and the S-expression.
+;; Lisp is comprised of two syntaxes, the ATOM and the S-expression.
;; `forms` are known as grouped S-expressions.
8 ; an atom; it evaluates to itself
@@ -55,7 +49,7 @@ t ; another atom which denotes true.
;; Libraries can be used directly from the Erlang ecosystem. Rebar3 is the build tool.
;; LFE is usually developed with a text editor(preferably Emacs) and a REPL
-;; (Read Evaluate Print Loop) running at the same time. The REPL
+;; (Read Evaluate Print Loop) running at the same time. The REPL
;; allows for interactive exploration of the program as it is "live"
;; in the system.
@@ -65,18 +59,18 @@ t ; another atom which denotes true.
;;; Integers
-1234 -123 ; Regular decimal notation
-#b0 #b10101 ; Binary notation
-#0 #10101 ; Binary notation (alternative form)
-#o377 #o-111 ; Octal notation
-#d123456789 #d+123 ; Explicitly decimal notation
-#xc0ffe 0x-01 ; Hexadecimal notation
-#2r1010 #8r377 ;Notation with explicit base (up to 36)
+1234 -123 ; Regular decimal notation
+#b0 #b10101 ; Binary notation
+#0 #10101 ; Binary notation (alternative form)
+#o377 #o-111 ; Octal notation
+#d123456789 #d+123 ; Explicitly decimal notation
+#xc0ffe 0x-01 ; Hexadecimal notation
+#2r1010 #8r377 ;Notation with explicit base (up to 36)
#\a #$ #\ä #\🐭 ;Character notation (the value is the Unicode code point of the character)
-#\x1f42d; ;Character notation with the value in hexadecimal
+#\x1f42d; ;Character notation with the value in hexadecimal
;;; Floating point numbers
-1.0 +2.0 -1.5 1.0e10 1.111e-10
+1.0 +2.0 -1.5 1.0e10 1.111e-10
;;; Strings
@@ -85,25 +79,25 @@ t ; another atom which denotes true.
"Cat: \x1f639;" ; writing unicode in string for regular font ending with semicolon.
#"This is a binary string \n with some \"escaped\" and quoted (\x1f639;) characters"
-; Binary strings are just strings but function different in the VM.
+; Binary strings are just strings but function different in the VM.
; Other ways of writing it are: #B("a"), #"a", and #B(97).
;;; Character escaping
-\b ; => Backspace
-\t ; => Tab
-\n ; => Newline
-\v ; => Vertical tab
-\f ; => Form Feed
-\r ; => Carriage Return
-\e ; => Escape
-\s ; => Space
-\d ; => Delete
+\b ; => Backspace
+\t ; => Tab
+\n ; => Newline
+\v ; => Vertical tab
+\f ; => Form Feed
+\r ; => Carriage Return
+\e ; => Escape
+\s ; => Space
+\d ; => Delete
;;; Binaries
;; It is used to create binaries with any contents.
-#B((#"a" binary) (#"b" binary)) ; #"ab" (Evaluated form)
+#B((#"a" binary) (#"b" binary)) ; #"ab" (Evaluated form)
;;; Lists are: () or (foo bar baz)
@@ -114,7 +108,7 @@ t ; another atom which denotes true.
;;; Symbols: Things that cannot be parsed. Eg: foo, Foo, foo-bar, :foo
| foo | ; explicit construction of symbol by wrapping vertical bars.
-;;; Evaluation
+;;; Evaluation
;; #.(... some expression ...). E.g. '#.(+ 1 1) will evaluate the (+ 1 1) while it ;; reads the expression and then be effectively '2.
@@ -130,7 +124,7 @@ lfe> (list-comp
;; 2. Core forms
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
-;; These forms are same as those found at Common Lisp and Scheme.
+;; These forms are the same as those found in Common Lisp and Scheme.
(quote e)
(cons head tail)
@@ -189,8 +183,8 @@ lfe> (list-comp
;; 3. Macros
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
-;; Macros are part of the language to allow you to create abstractions
-;; on top of the core language and standard library that move you closer
+;; Macros are part of the language and allow you to create abstractions
+;; on top of the core language and standard library that move you closer
;; toward being able to directly express the things you want to express.
;; Top-level function
@@ -215,7 +209,7 @@ lfe> (list-comp
((argpat ...) ...)
...)
-;; Top-level macro using Scheme inspired syntax-rules format
+;; Top-level macro using Scheme inspired syntax-rules format
(defsyntax name
(pat exp)
@@ -226,7 +220,7 @@ lfe> (list-comp
(macrolet ((name (arg ... ) ... )
... )
... )
-
+
(syntaxlet ((name (pat exp) ...)
...)
...)
@@ -258,12 +252,12 @@ lfe> (list-comp
;; [P|Ps]=All (= (cons p ps) all)
_ ; => is don't care while pattern matching
-
+
(= pattern1 pattern2) ; => easier, better version of pattern matching
-
+
;; Guards
-;; Whenever pattern occurs(let, case, receive, lc, etc) it can be followed by an optional
+;; Whenever pattern occurs (let, case, receive, lc, etc) it can be followed by an optional
;; guard which has the form (when test ...).
(progn gtest ...) ;; => Sequence of guard tests
@@ -316,19 +310,19 @@ lfe>msg
;; Functions are bound by top-level defun, flet and fletrec.
;; Macros are bound by top-level defmacro/defsyntax and by macrolet/syntaxlet.
-;; (funcall func arg ...) like CL to call lambdas/match-lambdas
+;; (funcall func arg ...) like CL to call lambdas/match-lambdas
;; (funs) bound to variables are used.
;; separate bindings and special for apply.
-apply _F (...),
+apply _F (...),
apply _F/3 ( a1, a2, a3 )
-
+
;; Cons'ing in function heads
(defun sum (l) (sum l 0))
(defun sum
(('() total) total)
(((cons h t) total) (sum t (+ h total))))
-
+
;; ``cons`` literal instead of constructor form
(defun sum (l) (sum l 0))
(defun sum
@@ -349,7 +343,7 @@ apply _F/3 ( a1, a2, a3 )
(receive
((tuple 'become func)
(funcall func))))
-
+
;; another way for receiving messages
(defun universal-server ()
@@ -392,7 +386,7 @@ apply _F/3 ( a1, a2, a3 )
(defun send-message (calling-pid msg)
(let ((spawned-pid (spawn 'messenger-back 'print-result ())))
(! spawned-pid (tuple calling-pid msg))))
-
+
;; Multiple simultaneous HTTP Requests:
(defun parse-args (flag)
@@ -437,22 +431,15 @@ apply _F/3 ( a1, a2, a3 )
(io:format "Error: ~p~n" `(,reason)))
(`#(http #(,request-id ,result))
(io:format "Result: ~p~n" `(,result))))))
-
-
-;; Check out Erlang's documentation for more concurrency and OTP docs.
```
## Further Reading
-* [LFE DOCS](http://docs.lfe.io)
-* [LFE GitBook](https://lfe.gitbooks.io/reference-guide/index.html)
-* [LFE Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LFE_(programming_language))
+* [LFE DOCS](http://docs.lfe.io)
+* [LFE GitBook](https://lfe.gitbooks.io/reference-guide/index.html)
+* [LFE Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LFE_(programming_language))
## Extra Info
-* [LFE PDF](http://www.erlang-factory.com/upload/presentations/61/Robertvirding-LispFlavouredErlang.pdf)
-* [LFE mail](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/lisp-flavoured-erlang/XA5HeLbQQDk/TUHabZCHXB0J)
-
-## Credits
-
-Lots of thanks to Robert Virding for creating LFE, Duncan McGreggor for documenting it and other LFE contributors who made LFE awesome.
+* [LFE PDF](http://www.erlang-factory.com/upload/presentations/61/Robertvirding-LispFlavouredErlang.pdf)
+* [LFE mail](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/lisp-flavoured-erlang/XA5HeLbQQDk/TUHabZCHXB0J)