Python syntax in Lisp and Scheme
David Eppstein
eppstein at ics.uci.edu
Sat Oct 4 19:46:36 EDT 2003
In article <crIfb.14315$pv6.1105 at twister.nyc.rr.com>,
Kenny Tilton <ktilton at nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> > I have at times almost gnawed off my hand to avoid going down that path.
> > I'd rather write cobol than elisp...
>
> Mileage does vary :): http://alu.cliki.net/RtL%20Emacs%20Elisp
>
> That page lists people who actually cite Elisp as at least one way they
> got turned on to Lisp. I started the survey when newbies started showing
> up on the c.l.l. door in still small but (for Lisp) significantly larger
> numbers. Pail Graham holds a commanding lead, btw.
Heh. Does that mean former TECO programmers will get turned on to Perl?
Hasn't had that effect for me yet...
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David Eppstein http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/
Univ. of California, Irvine, School of Information & Computer Science
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