Re: Why is Elisp slow?

[Stefan Monnier]

> embed ECL (Embeddable Common Lisp), which
> * is significantly slower than SBCL, about 2~3x slower? but is still
>   much faster than Elisp.

Last time this discussion came up, ECL seemed like the most promising
option indeed, but the performance was not that impressive compared to
Emacs.  Maybe the situation has changed?
Also in terms of maintenance, it's minimal, so it wouldn't help very
much on the side of manpower.


        Stefan