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Steven D'Aprano steve at REMOVE.THIS.cybersource.com.au
Sat Dec 9 19:29:43 EST 2006 
On Sat, 09 Dec 2006 13:50:24 -0800, Kaz Kylheku wrote:

> Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>> But Lisp's syntax is so unlike most written natural languages that that it
>> is a whole different story.
> 
> Bahaha!
> 
>> Yes, the human brain is amazingly flexible,
>> and people can learn extremely complex syntax and grammars (especially if
>> they start young enough) so I'm not surprised that there are thousands,
>> maybe tens or even hundreds of thousands of Lisp developers who find the
>> language perfectly readable.
> 
> 1> '(especially if they start young enough)
> (ESPECIALLY IF THEY START YOUNG ENOUGH)
> 2> (sixth *)
> ENOUGH
> 
> ... said!
> 
> Yeah, so /unlike/ written natural languages! 
> 
> What a fucking moron.


Oh my god! Lisp can echo STRINGS to the interpreter???? Why didn't
somebody somebody tell me that!!!! That *completely* changes my mind about
the language!

I'm especially impressed that it knew I wanted them printed in uppercase
without being told. 



-- 
Steven.
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