Re: Why functional languages?

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From: John Farrell
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1992 23:27

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In <1992Oct2.053333.20373@daffy.cs.wisc.edu> quale@saavik.cs.wisc.edu (Douglas E. Quale) writes:
>My experience with SML and lisp is exactly the reverse.  I (almost!) never
>make syntax errors in lisp, and on the exceedingly rare occasions that I do
>I can spot them instantly.

  It seems to me that a syntax error in Lisp is very hard to make, as so long
as you have the right number of brackets, everything is a valid program. The
ability to make syntax errors is a virtue.

John

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