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Re:Why I Recommend Against Hackety Hack by yummyfajitas on Friday December 28, 2012 @06:36AM (#4977321)
I'm not understanding why you are praising Scheme and criticizing Javascript - the biggest differences between them seem syntactic.
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Re:Why I Recommend Against Hackety Hack by mahmud on Friday December 28, 2012 @07:57AM (#4977508)
You don't know Scheme if you think their differences are just syntactic. Hint: what about that whole prototype object sysytem?

There is a running joke in PL research that "programming languages = lambda calculus + constants". Scheme IS λ + k. JavaScript is that plus the kitchen sink with the Ringling Brothers Circus caravan in tow.

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Re:Why I Recommend Against Hackety Hack by AnthonBerg on Friday December 28, 2012 @06:48AM (#4977340)
Syntax is critically important when teaching the average beginner.
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