Some Lisps can be both interpreted and compiled, which allows some lovely workflows.
You can iteratively evaluate code snippets, and only compile when you're happy with your new feature! This takes the compiler out of the iteration cycle, so you get feedback sooner.
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I've released difftastic 0.49! In this release:
* LaTeX support
* Smarter diffing in languages that prefer the outer delimiter (JSON, Lisps)
* Improved parsing for C, C++, Java and Haskell
@nihilazo @eli_oat @technomancy @csepp The thing I like about lisps is the ability to build functions around snippets until I've written a whole program. It's interactive and pleasant.
I agree that the advocacy is distracting. The book Let Over Lambda has interesting ideas but it's *so* convinced that lisp is always the best.
I sometimes find it hard to read too. It's easy for different patterns to look visually similar.
Difftastic 0.29 is out!
* A ton of optimisation (30% shorter runtime) from smaller data structures
* Improved cases where the outer delimiter is preferred (lisps, JSON)
* Better detection of binary files (thanks @OnlyXuanwo)
* Improved Perl, added Elvish
