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> Neither. It seems to be Microsoft's attempt at yet another functional
> language (YAFL).


Don't they have a LISP for .NET? How about Scheme which, as I
understand it, is basically a LISP-decedent/varient developed in
response to Common Lisp (which, IIRC, had the commonality of
alienating large portions of particular-implementation-X for all
implementations).