[2009-11-12 02:49] Aled Gest <himselfe_AT_gmail.com>
> 2009/11/11 Antoni Grzymala <antoni_AT_chopin.edu.pl>:
> > Looks like you didn't give more than half a minute's time, to see what
> > Lisp's syntax (or rather the lack of it) is actually about. Your hopes
> > are vain.
>
> It doesn't take long to judge clarity.
Remember: ``Unix is simple. It just takes a genius to understand its
simplicity.'' (dmr)
> As far as I can tell, Lisp's primary features are that everything is a
> list and that logic/arithmetic is specified in polish notation.
Isn't that great? It's like ``everything's a file''.
> TCL
> has a similar concept with lists but in my mind has a nicer syntax.
You mean: It has a not so strange/different syntax.
> To be fair I never said "there is no cleaner syntax than C", what I
> said was "It's the cleanest and most logical syntax I've come across
> so far.", and I stand by that.
I replied: ``Then you never tried Lisp!'' Maybe I should have said:
``Then you never understood Lisp'', which is true.
My motivation to post in this thread was to point you to a language
that will enhance your view in this discussion.
meillo
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