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

• To: info-dylan@ai.mit.edu
• Subject: Re: C# is not Dylan (was: Re: C# : The new language from M$)
• From: Bruce Hoult <bruce@hoult.org>
• Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 19:30:02 -0400 (EDT)
• Organization: The Internet Group Ltd
• References: <57D01C66CBEFE28E.0140FBE2F42B8951.48F3FDB0A810D9E0@lp.airnews.net> <m3zoo7w69a.fsf@cadet.dsl.speakeasy.net> <huvjls0t6hfio3htr0r1ee3bk57b0th1dr@4ax.com> <c29g0pxbubg.fsf@nerd-xing.mit.edu> <kpamlscdjl89ihfhsdk3d4rinoa1hji78j@4ax.com> <bruce-3485B7.01374830062000@news.akl.ihug.co.nz> <m2u2ebzfyf.fsf@gododdin.internal.jasmine.org.uk> <58rolsg17q7154fdf6dq5l038rbbnl10jt@4ax.com> <3171354053463029@naggum.no> <j7175.9050$Zr5.877270@typhoon.ne.mediaone.net>
• User-Agent: MT-NewsWatcher/3.0 (PPC)
• Xref: traf.lcs.mit.edu comp.lang.lisp:54087 comp.lang.dylan:12294

In article <j7175.9050$Zr5.877270@typhoon.ne.mediaone.net>, "Scott 
McKay" <swm@mediaone.net> wrote:

> Erik Naggum wrote in message <3171354053463029@naggum.no>...
> >* Jason Trenouth <jason@harlequin.com>
> >| No. That was ditched a long time ago.
> >
> >  Yet, curiously, that was about the same time I decided Dylan was a
> >  waste of time.
> >
> 
> If infix syntax was not what you expected, please alter your expectations.
> 
> 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.

Hark!  The voice of experience!

But could you clarify that?

1) you hate Dylan syntax, but still prefer Dylan over CL for other 
reasons

2) you prefer Dylan syntax

-- Bruce

• Re: C# is not Dylan (was: Re: C# : The new language from M$)
• From: Bruce Hoult <bruce@hoult.org>
• Re: C# is not Dylan (was: Re: C# : The new language from M$)
• From: Simon Brooke <simon@jasmine.org.uk>
• Re: C# is not Dylan (was: Re: C# : The new language from M$)
• From: Jason Trenouth <jason@harlequin.com>
• Re: C# is not Dylan (was: Re: C# : The new language from M$)
• From: Erik Naggum <erik@naggum.no>
• Re: C# is not Dylan (was: Re: C# : The new language from M$)
• From: "Scott McKay" <swm@mediaone.net>

• Prev: Re: C# is not Dylan (was: Re: C# : The new language from M$)
• Next: Re: Why I don't use Dylan
• Index(es):
  • Main
  • Thread