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I didn't say it is the best solution in all possible cases. Just that even if you choose not to write Lisp, using a data format that follows Lisp's approach is
by junke 10y ago
I didn't say it is the best solution in all possible cases. Just that even if you choose not to write Lisp, using a data format that follows Lisp's approach is not a stupid thing to do.
> Undervaluing this realization (and worse, reacting smugly when interacting with people who don't share your undervaluing of this) is a big part of the gulf between Lispers and the rest of the world.
You are the one setting the tone with your exclusionary rhetoric.
- ubernostrum 10y agoYou are the one setting the tone with your exclusionary rhetoric. Except this is basically how Lisp people react to things. "Oh, why didn't they use Lisp's version of this, it's existed for decades" is a common -- and, let's face it, "Smug Lisp Weenie" exists as a phrase for a reason -- reaction. Lisp people believe Lisp is the greatest thing since sliced bread. It works for them. And that's not a bad thing! What is a bad thing is the endless haranguing of everyone else about why we won't just do everything the Lisp way. Data serialization formats tend to bring this tendency out pretty badly, as the Lispers show up to essentially ask why anyone bothered to invent anything else after s-expressions.