[BioPython] Lisp in bioinformatics(!)

Ewan Birney birney@ebi.ac.uk
Tue, 22 Aug 2000 03:58:28 +0100 (BST)


On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, Antoine van Gelder wrote:

> > 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?
> 
> Was there, great sandwiches.
> 
> Overwhelming impression was that the lisp community feels a bit out in the
> cold and disconnected.
> 
> They should have been at BOSC, Lisp is a superb choice for some of the
> problems.

Do they want to register biolisp and become one of hte bio* projects
(seriously - we would be open for this). Who s the main guys behind it.
Tell them to get in touch with me ---

I think lisp/prolog actually have alot to offer bioinformatics. Though I
**detest** the ((())) thang in lisp. 


e.




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>  - antoine
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