REPL¶

Shen is based on the REPL (read-evaluate-print-loop) common to functional programming languages. The input is read, evaluated to an expression called a normal form (which is the answer or solution to the input) and this solution is printed.

The REPL numbers every input. Typing !n where n is a number repeats that input. !s where s is a symbol repeats the evaluation of the last expression headed by the symbol s. !! repeats the last input.

%n works likewise (%% is not used though) except the expression is printed and not evaluated. %s where s is a symbol prints all past expressions headed the symbol s. % on its own prints all past expressions typed to the top level.

Shen 2010, copyright (C) 2010 Mark Tarver
www.lambdassociates.org, version 1.8
running under Common Lisp, implementation: CLisp 2.49
port 1.0 ported by Mark Tarver

(0-) (* 78 34)
2652

(1-) !!
(* 78 34)
2652

(2-) !1
(* 78 34)
2652

(3-) (* 5 6)
30

(4-) !*
(* 5 6)
30

(5-) %*
0. (* 78 34)
1. (* 78 34)
2. (* 78 34)
3. (* 5 6)
4. (* 5 6)

(5-) (+ 7 8)
15

(6-) %+
5. (+ 7 8)

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