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Re:Of Lisp Macros and Washing Machines (2011) by jff on Saturday March 30, 2013 @12:24PM (#5465842)
Hey, one out of two ain't bad.
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Re:Of Lisp Macros and Washing Machines (2011) by betterunix on Saturday March 30, 2013 @01:33PM (#5466049)
Both are pretty good, actually. Lisp is a great language, and its features have been highly influential (and Lisp-influenced features have generally been good things). x86 is a terrible architecture, and it has only survived because of the need for binary compatibility.
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Re:Of Lisp Macros and Washing Machines (2011) by victorh on Saturday March 30, 2013 @10:36PM (#5467463)
I agree but still find the blog author to be a ridiculous caricature. There are also other interesting languages and x86 isn't preventing anyone from hot loading bug fixes.
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