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Indentation and convention both help (as does experience). Python: def spam(self, eggs): for egg in eggs: if egg.color == "white":

Indentation and convention both help (as does experience). Python: def spam(self, eggs): for egg in eggs: if egg.color == "white": egg.crack Which goes to: xxx xxxx(xxxx, xxxx): xxx xxx xx xxxx: xx xxx.xxxxx == "xxxxx": xxx.xxxxx CL: (defun spam (eggs) (dolist (egg eggs) (when (equal (color-of egg) 'white) (crack egg)))) (Ignore the fact that this example was clearly written with object-oriented Python in mind :P .) Which goes to: (xxxxx xxxx (xxxx) (xxxxxx (xxx xxxx) (xxxx (xxxxx (xxxxx-xx xxx) 'xxxxx) (xxxxx xxx)))) I don't think there's a huge difference.

jrockway 15y ago
Actually, you've misindented the CL and that's causing confusion. You should indent when statements like: (when (equal foo bar) (do-something) So that it doesn't look like: (when (equal (some-long thing) (that is being compared)) (do-something)
jshen 15y ago
The only significant different I see is that == isn't xx. If you turn == into xx then it's no different. If it were clojure it would look better than the python version since you'd use [] instead of () in a couple of places.
CJefferson 15y ago
I think you are over-cutting the python. First of all, with the python the first things on the lines are: def for if egg My eyes are naturally drawn along that list. While I could do the same thing for CL, I find the opening brackets slow me down. The colons at the end of each of those lines tell me that each of the def, for, and if are one-statement lines. With the CL, I have to backet-count along the line to figure out if everything is on one line. I can see instantly that ' if egg.color == white: ' is a complete statement, as it is a common pattern. With (when (equal (color-of egg) 'white), I need to bracket count to see where I have got to by the end of the line.
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jrockway 15y ago

Actually, you've misindented the CL and that's causing confusion. You should indent when statements like: (when (equal foo bar) (do-something) So that it doesn't look like: (when (equal (some-long thing) (that is being compared)) (do-something)

jshen 15y ago

The only significant different I see is that == isn't xx. If you turn == into xx then it's no different. If it were clojure it would look better than the python version since you'd use [] instead of () in a couple of places.

CJefferson 15y ago

I think you are over-cutting the python. First of all, with the python the first things on the lines are: def for if egg My eyes are naturally drawn along that list. While I could do the same thing for CL, I find the opening brackets slow me down. The colons at the end of each of those lines tell me that each of the def, for, and if are one-statement lines. With the CL, I have to backet-count along the line to figure out if everything is on one line. I can see instantly that ' if egg.color == white: ' is a complete statement, as it is a common pattern. With (when (equal (color-of egg) 'white), I need to bracket count to see where I have got to by the end of the line.

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