Orchid XP v8 escreveu:
>> Why would my o operator not be a one-liner?
> 
> Because it's defined as four (very wide) lines? :-P

By how many lines is $ defined by?

Abstract it away, man!  We're here today because we stand in the 
shoulders of giants, don't forget that...

> In Lisp, you 
> cannot avoid endless brackets, because notionally the *entire source 
> code* as a single expression. :-P

Yes, code is data in Lisp.  Ain't that sweet? :)

> Heh, right. One question: is it statically-typed?

No.  Like I said, perfect. :)

> Haskell is *loaded* with functions that do the same or similar things. 
> It's about how you want to think about your problem.

I prefer to design my own DSLs and have a minimalist general-purpose 
language with few constructs that don't get in the way nor confuse me 
with conflicting semantics.

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