PyconFr

samedi 15:00:00–15:30:00

Hy, a Lisp on Python

Julien Danjou

Audience level:: Intermediate

Description

Hy is an implementation of a Lisp language on top of Python.

Abstract

Hy (https://github.com/hylang/hy) is an implementation of a Lisp language on top of Python. It The project has been started this year, and is making good progress, since a lot of code can already be executed. Compatibility with Python is one of its core attribute, and in this regard it follows the path that Clojure took with Java.

This talk will present you what Hy is, how it works internally (briefly), what you can accomplish with it, how to contribute, and obviously how to write code with it!