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Article #627Re: Why functional languages?
From: Brent Benson
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1992 14:10
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1992 14:10
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farrell@coral.cs.jcu.edu.au (John Farrell) writes: > Sorry, I just don't believe you. To me, Lisp has the most disgusting > syntax imaginable... I honestly believe that Lisp syntax is > inherently evil. That's what I like, a nice substantiated argument with an honest look at both sides of the question. Seriously, I don't see what we have to gain by this posturing. There are obviously arguments for and against both points; why keep insisting that the other guy is wrong? Use your favorite syntax. Write a parser that transforms your favorite syntax into whatever language you happen to be using. Make it available and see if people use it. -- Brent Benson Harris Computer Systems
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