Python syntax in Lisp and Scheme

[David Eppstein]

In article <crIfb.14315$pv6.1105 at twister.nyc.rr.com>,
 Kenny Tilton <ktilton at nyc.rr.com> wrote:

> > I have at times almost gnawed off my hand to avoid going down that path.
> > I'd rather write cobol than elisp...
> 
> Mileage does vary :): http://alu.cliki.net/RtL%20Emacs%20Elisp
> 
> That page lists people who actually cite Elisp as at least one way they 
> got turned on to Lisp. I started the survey when newbies started showing 
> up on the c.l.l. door in still small but (for Lisp) significantly larger 
> numbers. Pail Graham holds a commanding lead, btw.

Heh.  Does that mean former TECO programmers will get turned on to Perl?  
Hasn't had that effect for me yet...

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David Eppstein                      http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/
Univ. of California, Irvine, School of Information & Computer Science