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- Opening a Finder’s window from Impromptu (alas how to use the applescript bridge..)
Imagine you’ve got a bunch of audio samples you want to load up while livecoding with Impromptu but you can’t remember exactly their names – it’d be handy to be able to open up the corresponding Finder window directly from scheme, without too much clicking around. Do-able or not? I spent some time trying to […]
- Scheme and Lisp
If you’re coming from Lisp, and then start using Scheme (or the other way around) there are a few small differences between the two languages that it’s useful to always keep in mind. I tried to do that a number of times, but inevitably I find myself once again wondering: how do you say ‘progn’ […]
- A video that may convince you that LISPers are a bit crazy
Actually it’s not just a video, there’s a book too: Land of Lisp, Learn to Program in Lisp, One Game at a Time! by Conrad Barski, M.D. …
- Learning resources about Scheme
… So you’ve decided to know everything about scheme and rock the world using fast-paced programming environments like Impromptu. Well, I confess I did think that on several occasions, but still I haven’t made it even half way through the schemer pilgmim’s path. But I’ve collected quite a few useful resources in the process, and […]
- Impromptu: access the Wiki docs from the editor
>>> When you’re Impromptu-ing but don’t know the meaning or syntax of a function, the usual thing to do is calling (help function-name) to get some help about that function, or (help function-name #t) if you want to see also the examples associated with it. The help text gets displayed in the log view, so […]
- Impromptu: If-mod macro
hey there – this morning I checked out a nice screencast by Ben Swift and was struck by the if-mod construct he’s using. It’s a really useful shortcut that saves you from writing a few (possibly distracting) parenthesis, so I tried to recreate it myself. To recap.. normally with Impromptu if you want to play […]
Parerga und Paralipomena / At the core of all well-founded belief lies belief that is unfounded – Wittgenstein
