Re:Ask YC: Ruby and Lisp devs, please answer this (Not a fla...
by tx on Monday January 14, 2008 @07:33PM
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All other Lisp-inspired languages, including Ruby, have added one important feature by introducing their biggest restriction: they went with more complex syntax abandoning Lisp's S-expressions. By doing so, they have created a substantial difference in how code and data are represented: whereas in Lisp everything, including your code, can be treated as data.
This is, in my humble opinion, the biggest difference between Lisp and others.
This is, in my humble opinion, the biggest difference between Lisp and others.