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language: "Lisp Flavoured Erlang (LFE)"
language: "Lisp Flavoured Erlang(LFE)"
filename: lispflavourederlang.lfe filename: lispflavourederlang.lfe
contributors: contributors:
- ["Pratik Karki", "https://github.com/prertik"] - ["Pratik Karki", "https://github.com/prertik"]
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Lisp Flavoured Erlang(LFE) is a functional, concurrent, general-purpose programming Lisp Flavoured Erlang (LFE) is a functional, concurrent, general-purpose programming
language and Lisp dialect(Lisp-2) built on top of Core Erlang and the Erlang Virtual Machine(BEAM). language and Lisp dialect (Lisp-2) built on top of Core Erlang and the Erlang Virtual Machine (BEAM).
LFE can be obtained from [LFE](https://github.com/rvirding/lfe)
The classic starting point is [LFE DOCS.](http://docs.lfe.io)
Another new site is being built to replace it.[LFE DEV.](http://docs.lfe.io/dev)
LFE can be obtained from [LFE](https://github.com/rvirding/lfe).
The classic starting point is the [LFE docs](http://docs.lfe.io).
```lisp ```lisp
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;;; General form. ;;; General form.
;; Lisp comprises of two syntax called: the ATOM and the S-expression. ;; Lisp is comprised of two syntaxes, the ATOM and the S-expression.
;; `forms` are known as grouped S-expressions. ;; `forms` are known as grouped S-expressions.
8 ; an atom; it evaluates to itself 8 ; an atom; it evaluates to itself
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;;; Integers ;;; Integers
1234 -123 ; Regular decimal notation 1234 -123 ; Regular decimal notation
#b0 #b10101 ; Binary notation #b0 #b10101 ; Binary notation
#0 #10101 ; Binary notation (alternative form) #0 #10101 ; Binary notation (alternative form)
#o377 #o-111 ; Octal notation #o377 #o-111 ; Octal notation
#d123456789 #d+123 ; Explicitly decimal notation #d123456789 #d+123 ; Explicitly decimal notation
#xc0ffe 0x-01 ; Hexadecimal notation #xc0ffe 0x-01 ; Hexadecimal notation
#2r1010 #8r377 ;Notation with explicit base (up to 36) #2r1010 #8r377 ;Notation with explicit base (up to 36)
#\a #$ #\ä #\🐭 ;Character notation (the value is the Unicode code point of the character) #\a #$ #\ä #\🐭 ;Character notation (the value is the Unicode code point of the character)
#\x1f42d; ;Character notation with the value in hexadecimal #\x1f42d; ;Character notation with the value in hexadecimal
;;; Floating point numbers ;;; Floating point numbers
1.0 +2.0 -1.5 1.0e10 1.111e-10 1.0 +2.0 -1.5 1.0e10 1.111e-10
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;;; Character escaping ;;; Character escaping
\b ; => Backspace \b ; => Backspace
\t ; => Tab \t ; => Tab
\n ; => Newline \n ; => Newline
\v ; => Vertical tab \v ; => Vertical tab
\f ; => Form Feed \f ; => Form Feed
\r ; => Carriage Return \r ; => Carriage Return
\e ; => Escape \e ; => Escape
\s ; => Space \s ; => Space
\d ; => Delete \d ; => Delete
;;; Binaries ;;; Binaries
;; It is used to create binaries with any contents. ;; It is used to create binaries with any contents.
#B((#"a" binary) (#"b" binary)) ; #"ab" (Evaluated form) #B((#"a" binary) (#"b" binary)) ; #"ab" (Evaluated form)
;;; Lists are: () or (foo bar baz) ;;; Lists are: () or (foo bar baz)
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;; 2. Core forms ;; 2. Core forms
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;; These forms are same as those found at Common Lisp and Scheme. ;; These forms are the same as those found in Common Lisp and Scheme.
(quote e) (quote e)
(cons head tail) (cons head tail)
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;; 3. Macros ;; 3. Macros
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;; Macros are part of the language to allow you to create abstractions ;; Macros are part of the language and allow you to create abstractions
;; on top of the core language and standard library that move you closer ;; on top of the core language and standard library that move you closer
;; toward being able to directly express the things you want to express. ;; toward being able to directly express the things you want to express.
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;; Guards ;; Guards
;; Whenever pattern occurs(let, case, receive, lc, etc) it can be followed by an optional ;; Whenever pattern occurs (let, case, receive, lc, etc) it can be followed by an optional
;; guard which has the form (when test ...). ;; guard which has the form (when test ...).
(progn gtest ...) ;; => Sequence of guard tests (progn gtest ...) ;; => Sequence of guard tests
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(io:format "Error: ~p~n" `(,reason))) (io:format "Error: ~p~n" `(,reason)))
(`#(http #(,request-id ,result)) (`#(http #(,request-id ,result))
(io:format "Result: ~p~n" `(,result)))))) (io:format "Result: ~p~n" `(,result))))))
;; Check out Erlang's documentation for more concurrency and OTP docs.
``` ```
## Further Reading ## Further Reading
* [LFE DOCS](http://docs.lfe.io) * [LFE DOCS](http://docs.lfe.io)
* [LFE GitBook](https://lfe.gitbooks.io/reference-guide/index.html) * [LFE GitBook](https://lfe.gitbooks.io/reference-guide/index.html)
* [LFE Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LFE_(programming_language)) * [LFE Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LFE_(programming_language))
## Extra Info ## Extra Info
* [LFE PDF](http://www.erlang-factory.com/upload/presentations/61/Robertvirding-LispFlavouredErlang.pdf)
* [LFE mail](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/lisp-flavoured-erlang/XA5HeLbQQDk/TUHabZCHXB0J)
## Credits
Lots of thanks to Robert Virding for creating LFE, Duncan McGreggor for documenting it and other LFE contributors who made LFE awesome.
* [LFE PDF](http://www.erlang-factory.com/upload/presentations/61/Robertvirding-LispFlavouredErlang.pdf)
* [LFE mail](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/lisp-flavoured-erlang/XA5HeLbQQDk/TUHabZCHXB0J)