development release newLISP v.9.3.4

[Lutz]

• a quicker way to make dictionaries (hashes)



• 'read-expr' hooks into newLISP's interpreter



• 'sys-info' now also reports PID



Files and changes notes: http://newlisp.org/downloads/development/">http://newlisp.org/downloads/development/

[Jeff]

Thank you, Lutz.  When you say "creating dictionaries got faster," do you mean that the speed of their creation is faster or the syntax for creating them is simpler?

[Jeff]

One other thing- is it possible in future versions that (Context "key" value) could work like set, with multiple insertions?  i.e. (Context "foo" bar "baz" bat) to set foo and baz in Context.

[Lutz]

... the syntax for creating them is simpler?

yes, simpler / speedier to write

could work like set, with multiple insertions?

perhaps we could have this second syntax pattern:

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(<context> <list>)

where <list> is either a flat list of pairs:

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(<var1> <value1> <var2> <value2> ...)

or an association list?

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((<var1> <value1>) (<var2> <value2>) ...)

[Jeff]

That would work better, because it would be more easily composed.

[cormullion]

Do the existing sys-info values still work, or has one of them been replaced?

[hsmyers]

And just when I've convereted everything to assox!! Oh well, I've got bigger tables to fry...

[newBert]

development release newLISP v.9.3.4

• a quicker way to make dictionaries (hashes)

And just when I've convereted everything to assox!

Me too ;)

I'm going to investigate a little these hash tables in the NewLisp way :)