Why is Python popular, while Lisp and Scheme aren't?

Grant Edwards grante at visi.com
Mon Dec 2 14:59:38 EST 2002


In article <slrnaunhsv.dc3.rmunn at rmunnlfs.dyndns.org>, Robin Munn wrote:
> Kenny Tilton <ktilton at nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I am close! I have asked twice here what folks use to do Python, and I 
>> have yet to get one solitary answer. That is /really/ strange. Anyway, 
>> what IDE /do/ you use?
> 
> I don't tend to use an IDE. I write my code in Vim (Mmmmm,
> color-highlighting...) and then run it from the command-line.
> 
> Integrated? What is this word "integrated" you speak of? :-)

"Integrated" means that the editor and the compiler/interpreter
run on the same machine.  Or at least on machines that share a
directory with each other. 

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