In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "mystilleef" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 1). More and better mature standard libraries (Languages don't matter, > libraries do). .... > On Lisp Macros: > > I think they are overrated, and in general cause more harm than good. > It's the reason I find Lisp-like programs difficult to grok, maintain > and extend. Cos every smart ass wants to needlessly write his own mini > language to the point of absolute obfuscation. Naturally, I'm supposed > to be awed by his mischievous cleverness. I've not seen a convincing explanation as to why imported macros from some library are so much more evil than imported functions. In both cases one might have to dig into documentation and/or comments to understand exactly what that imported snippit is doing. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
