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I'm curious where all the data is about "expressiveness" being so important. I'm yet to meet the person who can churn out functional solutions quicker than impe
by jheriko 16y ago
I'm curious where all the data is about "expressiveness" being so important. I'm yet to meet the person who can churn out functional solutions quicker than imperative... but I hope this is my naivete and not just the CS bandwagon effect.
- jimbokun 16y agoSome data about Lisp vs. Java/C/C++: http://www.norvig.com/java-lisp.html http://www.norvig.com/java-lisp.html Not clear how much is due to the functional nature of Common Lisp, but does show a clear difference between programming languages in expressiveness and productivity.