merits of Lisp vs Python

[Ken Tilton]

Pascal Costanza wrote:
> Paul Rubin wrote:
> 
>> Pascal Costanza <pc at p-cos.net> writes:
>>
>>> May you have tried the wrong Lisp dialects so far:
>>>
>>> (loop for i from 2 to 10 by 2
>>>        do (print i))
>>
>>
>> The loop language is so complicated and confusing that I never
>> bothered trying to learn it.

That was my stance for about seven years of intense Lisp. Then the 
author of Practical Common Lisp did a nice job of breaking the whole 
mess up into sensible chunks and I picked it up. If one programs Lisp, 
one should learn Loop -- it is definitely worth the bother. I def regret 
not learning it sooner.

ken

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