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From: goer@ellis.uchicago.edu (Richard L. Goerwitz)
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Subject: Re: ideas from the icon language applied to scheme
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Regarding Dave Yost's question about implementing Iconish features in
Scheme:

It's hard to respond to such a question without knowing what you have
in mind.  For instance, if you are interested in backtracking,
then I doubt you could move the Icon mechanisms to Scheme, with all
its limitation expressions, goal-directed evaluation, and what not.
String scanning is a bit less difficult.  At some point, though, I'd
begin to wonder whether it was easier just to cut Icon code.

What is it about Scheme in particular that make it a more attractive
basis for your intended application?  Just curious.

-Richard