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Re: C# is not Dylan (was: Re: C# : The new language from M$)
>> That's the first time I've seen someone describe a profusion of
>> parentheses as "clean".
> lisp only looks longwinded and confusing on the surface.
If something looks confusing, it likely is.
> i admit that the boilerplate mishmash of parens, braces and semicolons
> can help a human find their way, e.g., i think C's for (;;){} is
> easier than lisp's (do ()()()).
Yes. Finally I've met someone in the Lisp camp who recognizes this feature.
> however, C's semi-random assortment
> of statement seperators comes at a very high cost. look how feeble
> C's macros are compared to lisp. do not be penny wise and pound
> foolish.
Why is it that when I criticise Lisp's profusion of parentheses, the Lispers
always assume that this is a defense of C/C++?
Look at the newsgroups above. Point me to where it says "comp.lang.c" or
"comp.lang.c++".
> imho the simple syntax of lisp is a *huge* advantage for lisp.
If unreadability is supposed to be an advantage, I guess I'm all for it.
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