merits of Lisp vs Python

[Neil Cerutti]

On 2006-12-15, André Thieme
<address.good.until.2006.dec.22 at justmail.de> wrote:
> In Lisp it is like an IF and represents exactly what we think.
> IF in Lisp:
> (if expr
>      (then-part)
>      (else-part))
>
> nif in Lisp:
> (nif expr
>       (positive-part)
>       (zero-part)
>       (negative-part))
>
> It looks as if it were a construct directly built into Lisp. If
> one wants one could even add some additional syntax, so that it
> looks like:
> (nif expr
>       positive:
>         (foo1)
>         (foo2)
>       zero:
>         (foo3)
>       negative:
>         (foo4))
>
> If you regard that idea nonsense then I suggest you to not use
> Rubys if-statement anymore. But instead program your own
> version "RubyIF" so that in future you have to pass all code
> inside blocks to your RubyIF function. If you *really* think
> that the Lisp savings are not worth it, then you would begin
> with my suggestion today.

I don't know how to build a house. It doesn't make me want to
live in a cave. ;-)

-- 
Neil Cerutti
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