Re: Lisp refactoring puzzle

2011-07-12 Thread jvt
I might argue that it isn't quite right (or politic) to call those who resist technological changes "idiots" so much as to observe they often have goals which cannot wait for the ideal expressive system. People love python not because Python is the platonic programming language, but because it doe

Re: Unknown function operation deciphering, exercise in readability by program reasoning

2010-12-04 Thread jvt
On Dec 4, 4:49 pm, Barb Knox wrote: > In article > <46365e1d-42d8-4b3b-8e69-941472467...@u25g2000pra.googlegroups.com>, >  small Pox wrote: > > > Rules : > > No need to add any additional hurdles -- the code as presented is > thoroughly unreadable by humans. > > > @1@  No execution of the functio