> ... reading sexp's is technically parsing but it is so far removed from something like a C parser that it's really not the same animal. Yeah it is obviously

> ... reading sexp's is technically parsing but it is so far removed from something like a C parser that it's really not the same animal. Yeah it is obviously a lot easier to parse than traditional, imperative languages like C. I just do not like the phrase, as it gives this "magic" vibe to Scheme. I mean its syntax is beautiful and simple, but there is definitely no magic there.