eris.discor...@gmail.com (Eris Discordia) writes: > As for this direct question: > >> I must say that the Lisp version is much simpler and clearer to me, while >> the C version is mildly baffling. Does that make me a wizard who can >> hardly read simple C code, or is it just a matter of what you and I are >> respectively more comfortable with? > > I'd like to concur with the implication that it's all a matter of what > mindset one carries but I'm also tempted to exclaim since I find the C > version straightforward--it closely follows how one would do a bubble > sort on paper. Or perhaps even this assertion is shaped by my personal > impressions.
I don't have the two versions in front of me, but if I did I might say that the Lisp version is more similar to describing how to do a bubble sort, while the C version is more similar to doing it.