Python syntax in Lisp and Scheme

Dave Benjamin dave at 3dex.com
Wed Oct 8 19:05:28 EDT 2003


Karl A. Krueger wrote:

> This seems like a good juncture to post my list of common myths and
> misconceptions about popular programming languages.  Contributions are
> welcome; flames only if they're funny.  Anyone who needs to see :) on
> things to know they're meant in jest should stop reading now.

Haha... that's really funny... except the last one. Not that I'm a 
Python purist (a big fan, yes, but not a purist), but I rarely complain 
about its slowness. Java is too easy of a target for that one... =)

Python Myth:  Python's only problem is the whitespace thing.
Reality:  Python's only problem is that it is not Common Lisp.

How about that?

Dave





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