Python syntax in Lisp and Scheme

[Raymond Wiker]

Matthias <no at spam.pls> writes:

> 1.) Inventing new control structures (implement lazy data structures,
>   implement declarative control structures, etc.)  
>   => This one is rarely needed in everyday application programming and
>   can easily be misused.

        This is, IMHO, wrong. One particular example is creating
macros (or read macros) for giving values to application-specific data
structures.

> You have to know if you want a sharp knife (which may hurt you when
> misused) or a less sharper one (where it takes more effort to cut
> with).

        It is easier to hurt yourself with a blunt knife than a sharp
one. 

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