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by 292355744930110 2568 days ago
I missed the part about scripting languages. Is LISP a scripting language?
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Yes.

1. Most Lisp dialects, including Scheme and ANSI Lisp, have interactive modes for evaluating expressions.

2. Most Lisp dialects have a mode of processing files in the same manner: reading individual forms and evaluating them immediately. I.e. it is not necessary to translate files into objects that have to be linked to produce an executable program.