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> "walled gardens" that were Lisp machines back in the day, that force you to write code in Lisp, Lisp machines come with Fortran and C compilers.
by PuercoPop 11y ago
> "walled gardens" that were Lisp machines back in the day, that force you to write code in Lisp,
Lisp machines come with Fortran and C compilers.
- 1ris 11y agoI never used it, but allergly they where not only comming with a Fortran, but the best Fortan IDE.
- KirinDave 11y agoThe idea that UNIX is somehow the "open" and "inclusive" variant of computing is a good example of "The victors write history." It's really frustrating to see people parrot it. UNIX succeeded for a lot of reasons, but not because of these. In fact, at the time it was the more restrictive and closed option. It also put a lot of burdens on the developer in the name of time-to-market. The entire "worse-is-better" mythology is essentially a story of how market velocity is a powerful force in the face of "doing it well."