merits of Lisp vs Python

[Ken Tilton]

Robert Uhl wrote:
> "Stephen Eilert" <spedrosa at gmail.com> writes:
> 
>>So, let's suppose I now want to learn LISP (I did try, on several
>>occasions). What I would like to do would be to replace Python and
>>code GUI applications. Yes, those boring business-like applications
>>that have to access databases and consume those new-fangled
>>web-services and whatnot. Heck, maybe even code games using DirectX.
> 
> 
> GUIs are a weak point, or were last I looked. 

LW comes with CAPI, portable across the big 3. ACL has Common Graphics 
on win32, and I think they have Gtk bindings elsewhere (just guessing, 
really). Everyone has Ltk, Cells-Gtk, and Celtk. (Two Tks, one Gtk if 
that is not clear).

ken

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