On Tue, Jun 13, 2006 at 03:10:54PM -0600, Shane Hathaway wrote: > Michael L Torrie wrote: > > Well given that "modern" languages are really just a return to the > > theories worked out in the 60s (LISP really has everything that modern > > languages have and more) > > I guess you threw in that flamebait for fun. :-) > > But I'm not looking for flamebait. In all honesty, I'd like to know > more about the "and more" part of your LISP statement. What am I > missing by not using LISP? I don't mean some random feature like > pretty-printing numbers. What deep philosophy is in LISP that other > languages have yet to discover?
Perhaps because lisp is one of the few reasons there is any science in computer science. Programming C/C++/Java/ruby/python/perl is not computer science. Justin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
