merits of Lisp vs Python

[Stephen Eilert]

On Mar 8, 5:23 am, John Nagle <n... at animats.com> wrote:
> Brian Adkins wrote:
> > Ken Tilton wrote:
>
> >> John Nagle wrote:
> > Turns out John is having quite a tough time with Python web hosting (the
> > thread has split off to a c.l.p only fork), so I'm going to cut him some
> > slack. Maybe with some lovin' we can woo him over to c.l.l ;)
>
>      Been there, done that.  I've actually used an original refrigerator
> sized Symbolics LISP machine.
>
>      I tend to think of Python as a LISP with infix syntax.
> We have a better handle on what to put in a dynamic language now, and
> Python does a good job in that direction.  I'm happy with the
> language; it's the integration with external components that isn't
> working.
>
>                                         John Nagle


OMG! And I thought the thread was dead!

Necromancers! Run!!!