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Line 1: {{language~~\|PicoLisp~~ \|exec=interpreted \|checking=dynamic \|gc=yes \|site=http://home.picolisp.com}} {{implementation\|Lisp}} [[Category:Lisp Implementations]] '''PicoLisp''' is a small and fast interpreted [[Lisp]] dialect. ~~It runs on~~ It runs on [[Linux]] and other [[POSIX]]-compliant systems, and - in a reduced version - on [[JVM]]. Its most prominent feature is "simplicity". It is built on top of a single internal data type (the cell), without giving up flexibility and expressive power. ~~power.~~ On the language level, it supports just three data types (numbers, symbols and lists), constructed from internal cells.▼ ~~internal data type (the cell), without giving up flexibility and expressive~~ ▲power. On the language level, it supports just three data types (numbers, ~~symbols and lists), constructed from internal cells.~~ PicoLisp programs are often more succinct - and at the same time faster - than those of other interpreted languages. A special feature is the intrinsic database functionality: Persistent symbols are first-class objects, and applications are written using a class hierarchy of entities and relations.▼ ~~those of other interpreted languages. A special feature is the intrinsic~~ ~~database functionality: Persistent symbols are first-class objects, and~~ ▲applications are written using a class hierarchy of entities and relations. Other features include a [[https://software-lab.de/doc/ref.html#pilog Prolog]] engine for logic programming and database queries, distributed databases, inlining of [[C]]/asm functions and native C/asm function calls, child process management, interprocess communication, Browser GUI, Internationalization and localization. ~~queries, distributed databases, inlining of [[C]] functions and native C~~ ~~function calls, child process management, interprocess communication, Browser~~ ~~GUI, Internationalization and localization.~~ To try the RosettaCode tasks, download [https://software-lab.de/pil21.tgz pil21.tgz], unpack it, and follow the instructions in README and INSTALL. Unless stated otherwise, the examples assume that the interpreter was started with the command <lang bash>$ pil + ~~To try the RosettaCode tasks, download~~ ~~[http://software-lab.de/picoLisp.tgz picoLisp.tgz],~~ ~~unpack it, and follow the instructions in README and INSTALL. Unless stated~~ ~~otherwise, the examples assume that the interpreter was started with~~ ~~<lang bash>$ ./dbg~~ : </lang> (i.e. inwith a '+' for "debug mode", as recommended in the documentation). Note: Do not call just the 'picolisp' binary, this is only the bare kernel of PicoLisp) ==See Also== * [http://software-lab.de/doc/ref.html Reference Manual] * [http://software-lab.de/doc/faq.html Frequently asked questions] ==Todo== [[Reports:Tasks_not_implemented_in_PicoLisp]]