From: matz@... (Yukihiro Matsumoto) Date: 2000-08-30T14:51:39+09:00 Subject: [ruby-talk:4654] Re: Invoking an extension after compilation Hi, In message "[ruby-talk:4646] Re: Invoking an extension after compilation" on 00/08/30, foo writes: |Shouldn't read and eval be two separate operations like in lisp? this |would simplify the task of writing compilers / optimizers / browsers / |listeners for ruby. I think it requires standard internal structure (like S-expression for Lisp). Someday Ruby will mature enough to determine its best suited internal structure. matz.