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Lisp? Did I miss a mention of it?

ACow_Adonis 9y ago
Unforunately, us lispers are probably too obscure for most professional programmers to even have an opinion on :(
dragontamer 9y ago
Its right there under "Javascript". Lol. Since Javascript is one of the few languages that first properly implemented clotures, and are functional to boot. A big joke in LISP circles was that Javascript is more similar to Scheme (one LISP dialect) than it is to Java.
- jfoutz 9y ago
  Not really a joke is it? Only got the syntax because of the sun deal, I thought.
- gnulinux 9y ago
  Wow so many wrong in one comment. Javascript is not the first language implemented closures. Javascript is close to scheme ... compared to C, Eiffel, Algol, Haskell? Semantically null statement. Javascript is not named Javascript because it is supposed to be close to Java; no one thinks Javascript is close to Java, so comparison is misguided.
  - dragontamer 9y ago
    http://www.crockford.com/javascript/javascript.html http://www.crockford.com/javascript/javascript.html Don't blame me. Blame Douglas Crockford. And I think Mr. Crockford knows more about early Javascript history than you do. http://www.crockford.com/javascript/little.html http://www.crockford.com/javascript/little.html
    - gnulinux 9y ago
      The link you gave explains my 3rd point. It doesn't mention Javascript being the first closure implementation. And it says Javascript is closer to Scheme compared to C and Java; which is _exactly_ what I suggested above (which didn't support your original argument).
      - dragontamer 9y ago
        Dude, its an offhanded joke comment. I'll accept the downvotes if you don't find the humor funny. But please, don't bring forth this aggressive discussion style to YCombinator. This ain't Reddit. YCombinator is supposed to be a way more mature environment. ----------- I'll play "serious business discussions" on issues that actually matter or are of technical importance. But there's no need to be this aggressive on this humorous issue.
        gnulinux 9y ago
        Never intended to be aggressive. But I want to emphasize that your joke comment included misinformation, and I cannot find any reason not to point out misinformation. You're not downvoted for the joke, you're downvoted for writing misinformation without explicitly stating it is so.

Unforunately, us lispers are probably too obscure for most professional programmers to even have an opinion on :(

Its right there under "Javascript". Lol. Since Javascript is one of the few languages that first properly implemented clotures, and are functional to boot. A big joke in LISP circles was that Javascript is more similar to Scheme (one LISP dialect) than it is to Java.

jfoutz 9y ago
Not really a joke is it? Only got the syntax because of the sun deal, I thought.
gnulinux 9y ago
Wow so many wrong in one comment. Javascript is not the first language implemented closures. Javascript is close to scheme ... compared to C, Eiffel, Algol, Haskell? Semantically null statement. Javascript is not named Javascript because it is supposed to be close to Java; no one thinks Javascript is close to Java, so comparison is misguided.
- dragontamer 9y ago
  http://www.crockford.com/javascript/javascript.html http://www.crockford.com/javascript/javascript.html Don't blame me. Blame Douglas Crockford. And I think Mr. Crockford knows more about early Javascript history than you do. http://www.crockford.com/javascript/little.html http://www.crockford.com/javascript/little.html
  - gnulinux 9y ago
    The link you gave explains my 3rd point. It doesn't mention Javascript being the first closure implementation. And it says Javascript is closer to Scheme compared to C and Java; which is _exactly_ what I suggested above (which didn't support your original argument).
    - dragontamer 9y ago
      Dude, its an offhanded joke comment. I'll accept the downvotes if you don't find the humor funny. But please, don't bring forth this aggressive discussion style to YCombinator. This ain't Reddit. YCombinator is supposed to be a way more mature environment. ----------- I'll play "serious business discussions" on issues that actually matter or are of technical importance. But there's no need to be this aggressive on this humorous issue.
      - gnulinux 9y ago
        Never intended to be aggressive. But I want to emphasize that your joke comment included misinformation, and I cannot find any reason not to point out misinformation. You're not downvoted for the joke, you're downvoted for writing misinformation without explicitly stating it is so.