The "does Python have variables?" debate

[Marko Rauhamaa]

Rustom Mody <rustompmody at gmail.com>:

> I get the impression that you dont get the difference (I think Marko
> is making) between
> - language has pointers
> - language has pointer semantics

Yes.

Like Python, Java doesn't have pointers. However, when you try to
dereference null, a NullPointerException is thrown. Pointers shining
through...

Lisp never tried to pretend otherwise. Any introductory lisp tutorial
will draw pictures of CAR/CDR cells with pointers coming out.


Marko