Python syntax in Lisp and Scheme

[Alex Martelli]

Erann Gat wrote:

> In article <Wpyhb.194741$hE5.6583756 at news1.tin.it>, aleax at aleax.it wrote:
> 
>> Björn Lindberg wrote:
>>    ...
>> >> Agreed.  I pointed out elsewhere that there has been no systematic
>> >> study to show that Lisp code is indeed "so much shorter than the
>> >> equivalent code in other languages" where "other languages" include
>> >> Python, Perl, or Ruby.
>> > 
>> > It would be interesting to see such studies made.
>> 
>> Absolutely!
> 
> Lutz Prechelt has done a number (at least two that I know of) of such
> studies.  I did one too: http://www.flownet.com/gat/lisp-java.pdf

Yes, Lutz's studies have been quoted repeatedly on this thread -- and
dissed (by Lispers) for not being good enough (task too simple thus
programs too short, etc etc).


Alex