Why is Python popular, while Lisp and Scheme aren't?

[Pascal Costanza]

Gareth McCaughan wrote:

>>>You mean (funcall #'+ 1 1 1) and (funcall #'* 2 3).
>> 
>> No, (funcall '+ 1 1 1) works as well (as defined by the ANSI specs).
> 
> Yes, but identifying functions with the symbols that name them
> at run time is generally reckoned bad Lisp style.

You're right, but I wanted to avoid to explain the difference between ' 
and #'. These examples are only meant to give a first taste of Lisp.


Pascal

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