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Re:J Notation as a Tool of Thought by mandus on Saturday August 15, 2020 @02:20PM (#24171032)
That is actually a nice analogy! No one, not even the pro formula-1 drivers will want to drive a f1 car in regular traffic. Much the same with these languages (apls, lisps, forth, etc); they have their place and role, but is better not used in regular open source or commercial codes.
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Re:J Notation as a Tool of Thought by dunefox on Saturday August 15, 2020 @04:54PM (#24172315)
That is absolutely false. I have seen absolutely horrible "clever" code hacks in Java production code - absolutely opaque and extremely complicated.

Lisp is definitely a good choice for 'regular open source or commercial code'.

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