Python syntax in Lisp and Scheme

[Kenny Tilton]

Pascal Costanza wrote:
> Kenny Tilton wrote:
> 
>> Speaking of non-pros:
>>
>> "Lisp is easy to learn
>>
>> Lisp's syntax is simple, compact and spare. Only a handful of “rules” 
>> are needed. This is why Lisp is sometimes taught as the first 
>> programming language in university-level computer science courses. For 
>> the composer it means that useful work can begin almost immediately, 
>> before the composer understands much about the underlying mechanics of 
>> Lisp or the art of programming in general. In Lisp one learns by doing 
>> and experimenting, just as in music composition. "
>>
>> From: http://pinhead.music.uiuc.edu/~hkt/nm/02/lisp.html
>>
>> No studies, tho.
> 
> 
> Here they are: http://home.adelphi.edu/sbloch/class/hs/testimonials/
> 

Oh, please:

"My point is... before I started teaching Scheme, weak students would 
get overwhelmed by it all and would start a downward spiral. With 
Scheme, if they just keep plugging along, weak students will have a 
strong finish. And that's a great feeling for both of us!"

That kind of anecdotal crap is meaningless. We need statistics! 
Preferably with lots of decimal places so we know they are accurate.

:)

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