Re: C# is not Dylan (was: Re: C# : The new language from M$)

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• Subject: Re: C# is not Dylan (was: Re: C# : The new language from M$)
• From: Phil Stubblefield <phil@rpal.rockwell.com>
• Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 16:30:03 -0400 (EDT)
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Erik Naggum <erik@naggum.no> wrote:
> 
> * "Scott McKay" <swm@mediaone.net>
> |
> | Translation: I implemented Lisp and Lisp environments for 12 years.
> | I worked on Dylan for 5 years.  I'm back to using Lisp again.  Guess
> | what?  I like Dylan better, syntax and all.
> 
>   Yeah, we need more personal testimonials.

And the alternative is... impersonal ad brochures?

Seriously, I'd love to hear Lisp vs. Dylan comparisons from someone
with Scott's amount of Lisp experience.  I just browsed the subject
tree at Amazon.com, and of the three books listed within "Dylan
Programming," one was a tutorial, one a reference manual, and the
third had the comment, "Incomplete and riddled with errors."  I'd
rather trust the judgement of someone like Scott, who I know *gets*
Lisp.

Scott, I second David Bakhash's interest in more details from you.


Phil Stubblefield
Rockwell Palo Alto Laboratory                               206/655-3204
http://www.rpal.rockwell.com/~phil                phil@rpal.rockwell.com

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