merits of Lisp vs Python
Rob Warnock
rpw3 at rpw3.org
Fri Dec 8 22:41:49 EST 2006
Paul Rubin <http://phr.cx@NOSPAM.invalid> wrote:
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| Bill Atkins <atkinw at rpi.edu> writes:
| > This is a silly claim. What observational experience are you talking
| > about? Lisp is delightfully readable. In fact, I find it more
| > readable than any other language. Why do you think that is? Could it
| > be because I use Lisp on a daily basis? Could that also explain why
| > Python seems more readable than Lisp to you?
|
| Python is more readable than Lisp because it stays readable even if
| you don't use it on a daily basis.
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Weird. This is exactly why I use *Lisp* -- because it stays
completely readable even if you don't use it on a daily basis!!!
[That's also why I *don't* use Perl, except when forced to...]
-Rob
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