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$)
From: hs@inferno.nirvananet (Hartmann Schaffer)
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 21:00:03 -0400 (EDT)
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In article <oLi85.18114$ZI2.543403@news1.rdc1.on.wave.home.com>,
	"Michael T. Richter" <mtr@ottawa.com> writes:
>>> 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.

everything looks confusing to the uninitiated.  mathematical notation
is an excellent example, but after having learned a little bit about
it, most people prefer it over the alternatives.  imo the same applies 
to lisp

> ...
>> 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.

see above

-- 

Hartmann Schaffer

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