OFF-TOPIC:: Why Lisp is not my favorite programming language

[Michele Simionato]

Jacek Generowicz <jacek.generowicz at cern.ch> wrote in message news:<tyfptakvwrl.fsf at pcepsft001.cern.ch>...> 
> Eh, methinks you posted the wrong link.
> 
> Did you mean to point to this thread containing this post:
> 
> http://www.google.ch/groups?as_umsgid=ad2vzxoq.fsf%40ccs.neu.edu
> 
> ?
> 
> [Summary: Troll comes to c.l.l claiming that Lisp is slow. Challenges
> Lispniks to try to beat C++ on speed on a program that was designed to
> test speed of C++ compilers. Lispniks beat C++ for speed in both
> Common Lisp and Scheme.]

Ick! I had the wrong link in the clipboard! I am using a new machine at
work and sometimes the clipboard surprises me. Anyway yes, I was 
referring to the thread you mention. Sorry about the mistake.

             Michele Simionato