Python's Lisp heritage

[Jacek Generowicz]

"Brian Quinlan" <brian at sweetapp.com> writes:

> Jacek wrote:
> > What? you object to my obtuse avoidance of Python's nifty infix
> > synonyms for these operators which cunningly call the functions
> > without recourse to parentheses?  In that case you surely allow me to
> > object to obtuse avoidance of such possibilities in Lisp.
> 
> The Lisp version is still more obtuse. Ask 100 people to evaluate the
> expressions "sin(0/2 + pi/2)" and "#i(sin(0/2 + pi/2))". I bet 90% of
> people won't know what sin is, 10% will be able to evaluate the Python
> version and 1% will be able to evaluate the Lisp version.

OK, I understand: I am participating in this thread to clear up some
misconceptions about Lisp that I've seen raised; you are participating
in order to perpetuate your own prejudices against Lisp.

Clearly we have nothing constructive to say to eachother on this
matter.

Bye.