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Article #1183Re: How to improve the readability of (any) LISP or any highlevel functional language to the level of FORTH ?
From: Nicolas Neuss
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:09
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:09
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Tim Harig <usernet@ilthio.net> writes: > LISP users on the other hand, never seem to be able to let > go of LISP when the situation requires it. To be fair, most > newcomers to any given language will tend to let the idioms > from their previous language bleed into the new language. > This is an familiarity issue and most will gradually assimilate > into the mainstream as their knowledge and experience with the > language grows. Ultimately their knowledge and experience in > both langauges improves their overall abilities no matter what > language they may happen to be using. LISP users never seem > to do that. They seem to be unable, or unwilling, to learn > anything new. Could you provide a reference? Of a respected Lisp user who is unwilling to learn anything new if the situation requires it? In my experience people who proselytize Lisp are very often semi-newbies who do not stay long. Nicolas
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