[BioPython] Lisp in bioinformatics(!)

Cayte katel@worldpath.net
Mon, 21 Aug 2000 14:13:54 -0400


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From: Andrew Dalke <dalke@acm.org>
To: <biopython@biopython.org>
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 11:44 AM
Subject: [BioPython] Lisp in bioinformatics(!)


> Just got this annoucement that there was a Lisp presentation at ISMB:
>  http://www.franz.com/services/conferences_seminars/ismb.panel.php3
>
> Did anyone go to it?  Any summarization?
>
> I didn't think there was anyone doing Lisp programming in this field,
> since I haven't seen any programs using it.  Though I've seen Smalltalk
> and Prolog, so why not Lisp.
>
  As an ultimate goal, I think we should aim for integrated package, with each
language doing what it does best and not a patchwork quilt.

                                                              Cayte