Re: Find the longest word in the word list file.

[Hongyi Zhao]

On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 11:18 AM Emanuel Berg via Users list for the
GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> wrote:
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> Hongyi Zhao wrote:
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> > From the point of view that lisp can be used to develop
> > operating systems [1], while awk absolutely can't.
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> But awk (gawk) is written in C and so is Linux...

C is a compiled language, which makes it not as convenient as an
interpreted language for real-time interactive use. Awk, in its way,
becomes an advanced secondary packaging based on C and provides a
convenient interface for users as an interpreted (script) language,
which is exactly its purpose. Just as python, with which many
underlying processing mechanisms are hidden to normal users. Though
the similar situations also exist in lisp to some extent,  but
overall, users seem to have a lot more flexibility. Whether you are a
novice or an advanced user, you can always try to discover new
possibilities.

Best, Hongyi