On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 9:42 PM, Tim Daly <d...@axiom-developer.org> wrote: > > > On 12/19/2010 9:24 PM, Ken Wesson wrote: >> >> On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Tim Daly<d...@axiom-developer.org> >> wrote: >>> >>> On 12/19/2010 8:20 PM, Ken Wesson wrote: >>>> >>>> On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 8:18 PM, Tim Daly<d...@axiom-developer.org> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I didn't mean to imply that other people >>>>> don't have the "ah-hah!" experience with >>>>> other languages. However, I have only had >>>>> the (before lisp)|(after lisp) experience >>>>> with lisp. >>>>> >>>>> Your enlightenment might vary. >>>>> >>>>> Rich gave his "Whitehead" talk and brought >>>>> up the fact that OO languages get several >>>>> things wrong. >>>> >>>> Out of curiosity, which "several things" were these? >>> >>> http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Are-We-There-Yet-Rich-Hickey >> >> "Please install Flash Player". >> >> Has everyone on this list developed a sudden allergy to plain text and >> HTML? First I get pointed to a 34-minute video, and now this. A simple >> bulleted list with a brief precis about each item would have sufficed; >> a multi-megabyte install of an executable and who knows how much >> futzing around, overkill. >> > The points made by Rich in the video require context. > Besides, the only way I could make a bullet list would > be to listen to the video again. My memory is hopelessly > lossy.
Exactly why text is preferable to video for stuff that can be expressed in text. Your memory wouldn't matter -- you could link to the text. And Google could search inside it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
