Re:Richard Stallman – How I do my computing
by Qem on Saturday July 29, 2023 @06:05PM
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It seems he isn't a big fan of Python:
> When you start a Lisp system, it enters a read-eval-print loop. Most other languages have nothing comparable to `read', nothing comparable to `eval', and nothing comparable to `print'. What gaping deficiencies!
> I skimmed documentation of Python after people told me it was fundamentally similar to Lisp. My conclusion is that that is not so. `read', `eval', and `print' are all missing in Python.
Given he appreciates lisp, I'd like to know his opinions on the smalltalk family, that shares many of the same strengths. I never managed to find any declarations from him about it.
> When you start a Lisp system, it enters a read-eval-print loop. Most other languages have nothing comparable to `read', nothing comparable to `eval', and nothing comparable to `print'. What gaping deficiencies!
> I skimmed documentation of Python after people told me it was fundamentally similar to Lisp. My conclusion is that that is not so. `read', `eval', and `print' are all missing in Python.
Given he appreciates lisp, I'd like to know his opinions on the smalltalk family, that shares many of the same strengths. I never managed to find any declarations from him about it.