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A nod, a habit, and pragmatism. Many LISP books and manuals I have read reproduced code in upper case. Then, upper case is a simple way to make keywords stick o

A nod, a habit, and pragmatism. Many LISP books and manuals I have read reproduced code in upper case. Then, upper case is a simple way to make keywords stick out in prose.

Syzygies 8y ago
Yes, but to some not yet seduced by Lisp, it reads like Bernie Saunders just texted "GET OFF MY LAWN!"
- pjmlp 8y ago
  Not when one is used to Wirth languages, which used caps to differentiate keywords on teletypes that only had one font type. Caps for keywords was the first use of syntax "highlighting". :)
  - sitkack 8y ago
    I want to believe that Bernie Sanders uses LISP.