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by throwaway7645 3233 days ago
I know there is no formal definition, but without homoiconicity provided by s-exps, it is hard to call it a lisp. Of course, it sounds like you're well aware of this. Do you use a lisp for hobby projects.
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lispm 3233 days ago
There are a bunch of Lisp dialects without s-expression syntax.

McCarthy's first Lisp programs were written in MLISP notation.

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throwaway7645 3233 days ago
My bad...s-exprs OR m-exprs I guess? I'll yield to the r/lisp mod's opinion of course :)
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kbp 3232 days ago
M-expr syntax wasn't homoiconic.
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throwaway7645 3232 days ago
Soooo...less awesome?
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