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Re:The rise and fall of Lisp at the Jet Propulsion Lab (2002) by nimrody on Sunday February 13, 2011 @06:07AM (#2212509)
Sometimes, when the difference between "best way" and "standard way of doing things" is not so great -- it is better to go with standard practice. Reduces time to learn for others, and avoids surprises when interacting with other systems (POLA).
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Re:The rise and fall of Lisp at the Jet Propulsion Lab (2002) by genera on Sunday February 13, 2011 @01:14PM (#2213342)
"Sometimes, when the difference between "best way" and "standard way of doing things" is not so great -- it is better to go with standard practice. "

...and thus XML is born.

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Re:The rise and fall of Lisp at the Jet Propulsion Lab (2002) by carussell on Sunday February 13, 2011 @10:42AM (#2212961)
And sometimes, that's fine. But call it what it is.
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