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There are numerous great Lisp books by knowledgeable authors which have none of that attitude. Life is too short to read printouts of Usenet rants.
by varjag 8y ago
There are numerous great Lisp books by knowledgeable authors which have none of that attitude. Life is too short to read printouts of Usenet rants.
- coldtea 8y agoWell, to each their own. For me life's too short to read authors walking on eggshells. Of course for a technical book it's the technical content that matters -- whether it's presented politely or not.
- varjag 8y agoIn which way for example Siebel's PCL is "walking on eggshells"? On Lisp? PAIP? Am I super obtuse and missing some very obvious and important point they are tiptoeing around? Even if one does really think it's important to convey they are presenting superior technology, it can be stated clearly and concisely without sounding corrosive.