I wouldn't say that it was appropriate there, either.
I really wish I could get my hands on a LISP Machine.
I love the idea of LISP being so close to the metal, but that power means some design tradeoffs.
Scheme makes sense with TCE.
I'm not sure InterLISP and the like need it - memory is limited and you work without so many of the system overheads I'm used to with modern systems. Iteration is less costly here, and that makes it easier to not need recursive design. (Which is more expensive).
In simple terms:
Why worry about blowing up a stack you don't need, when you've thought long and hard before you allocated it?
I really wish I could get my hands on a LISP Machine.
I love the idea of LISP being so close to the metal, but that power means some design tradeoffs.
Scheme makes sense with TCE.
I'm not sure InterLISP and the like need it - memory is limited and you work without so many of the system overheads I'm used to with modern systems. Iteration is less costly here, and that makes it easier to not need recursive design. (Which is more expensive).
In simple terms:
Why worry about blowing up a stack you don't need, when you've thought long and hard before you allocated it?