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One of the few books I kept when I left school was a reference manual called ANSI Common Lisp from Russell's CS 289. There was something special about the auth
by eschutte2 10y ago
One of the few books I kept when I left school was a reference manual called ANSI Common Lisp from Russell's CS 289. There was something special about the author's writing - not only did he clearly "get it," he was able to communicate "it" through written English. Years later when I heard about YC, I thought the name Paul Graham sounded familiar, and sure enough, same guy.