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Re: XML as a transition to s-expr
Shriram Krishnamurthi wrote:
>
> Paul Prescod wrote:
>
> > I'm going to risk flamage and say that Scheme (not MZScheme or BobScheme
> > but R5RS Scheme) does have usability problems.
>
> That's not a particularly controversial statement. If anything, it's
> a significant understatement: in the eyes of this audience, R5RS
> Scheme has no usability at all. [R5RS is one of the standard Scheme
> reports. It provides a maximally spartan language.]
Despite the fact that you say you agree with me, the rest of the message
is in a tone that suggests that I should reply offlist rather than
spawning a long on-list flame war. I can cc anyone who cares.
Paul Prescod