Re:The Lisp Curse (2011)
by adwf on Friday February 26, 2016 @07:29AM
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> What you describe is just the data syntax for s-expressions. Not the syntax of the programming language Lisp.
Exactly. The data syntax if what most people worry about. The names of the verbs (funcs/methods/etc.) may change from language to language, but the data syntax is what trips people up. I think Lisp has one of the simplest and clearest. There are very few cases of "oh you can't write that there, only nouns are allowed in that position".
I agree with your point, but I think we're arguing slightly different points here ;)
Exactly. The data syntax if what most people worry about. The names of the verbs (funcs/methods/etc.) may change from language to language, but the data syntax is what trips people up. I think Lisp has one of the simplest and clearest. There are very few cases of "oh you can't write that there, only nouns are allowed in that position".
I agree with your point, but I think we're arguing slightly different points here ;)