Numpy and Common Lisp?

[Stelian Ionescu]

> On 12 Apr 2023, at 7:37, Stelian Ionescu wrote:
[...]
>> These companies are willing and able to fund this project because NumPy
>> is a core part of software products that yield large profits.
>>
>> I keep seeing big dreams about major development in CL and my answer
>> nowadays is "go start a company and write Lisp". Even "a small team
>> with clear goals" is still significant payroll.
>
> FWIW, my philosophy is captured by the name of a Python interface 
> library: "burgled-batteries."
>
> Rather than build something new to get this capability, I would prefer 
> to hot-wire someone else's ride....

I definitely agree that Python and Common Lisp are similar enough in their
FFI approach that a C/Fortran library meant as backend for a Python could
be wrapper decently well for Common Lisp. That's probably the best approach
given the lack of manpower around Common Lisp.

-- 
Stelian Ionescu