[omniORB] python and scheme

Duncan Grisby dgrisby@uk.research.att.com
Tue, 14 Dec 1999 14:04:16 +0000


On Tuesday 14 December, "Ji-Yong D. Chung" wrote:

>      I wish, though, you guys developed a language binding for "Scheme" (a
> dialect of lisp) rather than python.  Python is really mutated Scheme.  And
> as such, Scheme interpreters, provide all the features of python
> interpreters, but with better syntax.

I'd dispute the fact that Python is mutated Scheme. The programming
paradigms are completely different. That's not to say that Python is
more or less useful than Scheme -- some things are best written in a
language like Python, others are best written in a language like
Scheme.

You're welcome to propose a CORBA Scheme mapping, and implement it for
omniORB. We'll add it to our distribution. :-)

In the mean time, ILU from Xerox PARC supports Common Lisp and Guile.

Cheers,

Duncan.

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