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> it's hard to get lisp wrong That's not actually true, Lisp offers endless possibilities to work yourself into a hole. The average 1960s program was just writ

by jorams 8y ago

> it's hard to get lisp wrong That's not actually true, Lisp offers endless possibilities to work yourself into a hole. The average 1960s program was just written by someone a bit more knowledgeable and caring, who took a lot more time to get things right, than the vast majority of modern programming work.

sevensor 8y ago
And the average 1960s program was written on a blackboard first. Computer time was expensive! I think being forced to confront the cost of the program ahead of time sharpened programmers' wits.
- pfdietz 8y ago
  My first Lisp program was entered via punch cards. This was the early 1970s.