Questions about LISP and Python.

Xah Lee xahlee at gmail.com
Mon Dec 5 23:36:45 EST 2011


On Dec 5, 4:31 am, Tim Bradshaw <t... at tfeb.org> wrote:
> On 2011-12-05 11:51:11 +0000, Xah Lee said:
>
> > python has more readible syntax, more modern computer language
> > concepts, and more robust libraries. These qualities in turn made it
> > popular.
>
> Yet you still post here: why?

i don't like python, and i prefer emacs lisp. The primary reason is
that python is not functional, especially with python 3. The python
community is full of fanatics with their drivels. In that respect,
it's not unlike Common Lisp community and Scheme lisp community.

see also:

〈Python Documentation Problems〉
http://xahlee.org/perl-python/python_doc_index.html

〈Computer Language Design: What's List Comprehension and Why is It
Harmful?〉
http://xahlee.org/comp/list_comprehension.html

〈Lambda in Python 3000〉
http://xahlee.org/perl-python/python_3000.html

〈What Languages to Hate〉
http://xahlee.org/UnixResource_dir/writ/language_to_hate.html

〈Xah on Programing Languages〉
http://xahlee.org/Periodic_dosage_dir/comp_lang.html

 Xah



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