merits of Lisp vs Python

[Raffael Cavallaro]

On 2006-12-17 12:52:34 -0500, Jon Harrop <jon at ffconsultancy.com> said:

> Implementing pattern matching does not mean imitating Haskell or OCaml.

We were explicitly comparing lisp with haskell and ocaml. Adding 
features built into haskell and ocaml but not present in ANSI common 
lisp would therefore constitute imitating haskell and ocaml in the 
context of this discussion. Surely you don't think I'm unaware of the 
fact that haskell and ocaml weren't the first languages to use some 
form of pattern matching. I acutally used SNOBOL once upon a time.