Re: [dev] [OT]: Go programming language

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:42 AM, Kurt H Maier <karmaflux_AT_gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Niki Yoshiuchi <aplusbi_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
> > Here is C++'s grammar:
> http://www.csci.csusb.edu/dick/c++std/cd2/gram.html
> > Here is Lisp's grammar:
> > http://www.devincook.com/goldparser/doc/meta-language/grammar-LISP.htm
>
> I don't think I've ever seen a lisp program that conforms to that
> grammar. It even says in the link it's a 'primitive form.' There's
> no way I could possibly care less than I do about lisp, but to say
> that's "lisp's grammar" is a misrepresentation of what actual lisp
> looks like.
>
> --
> # Kurt H Maier
>
> You're right, I apologize. I did a quick google search and that was the
first link I clicked on. That said, lisp's grammar is still remarkably
short compared to most other programming languages. That doesn't
necessarily make it good, just simple. I'm not a lisp evangelist, just
making a comment on why someone might say that lisp has clean and elegant
syntax.
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