> The problem with Lisp is that by default symbols want to evaluate, and if you want to treat them symbolically you have to operate in a "special" mode.
So you're saying that variable bindings should be lazy? That if a symbol is not bound to a value, it should be treated as an unevaluated symbol?
I'm not quite certain what your point is. The actual functionality of Take can be easily replicated in most languages, and indeed, most languages have a version of Take called "slice".
But if your example is meant to demonstrate why lazy symbol evaluation is good, then I'm afraid it fails on that point too. There doesn't seem to be anything in your example that is particularly noteworthy.
Could you perhaps explain your point in more detail?
So you're saying that variable bindings should be lazy? That if a symbol is not bound to a value, it should be treated as an unevaluated symbol?
I'm not quite certain what your point is. The actual functionality of Take can be easily replicated in most languages, and indeed, most languages have a version of Take called "slice".
But if your example is meant to demonstrate why lazy symbol evaluation is good, then I'm afraid it fails on that point too. There doesn't seem to be anything in your example that is particularly noteworthy.
Could you perhaps explain your point in more detail?