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So, I wanted to start a blog. But then I discovered that all blogging platforms suck, so I decided to write my own. Then I decided that all programming langua

by sramsay 15y ago

So, I wanted to start a blog. But then I discovered that all blogging platforms suck, so I decided to write my own. Then I decided that all programming languages suck, so I had to learn a new one to write my blog. I would say Lisp's world domination plan is coming along swimmingly.

rfrey 15y ago
C'mon, be gentle - he said a big reason to write a new blogging platform was to learn the new language. That's legit - dunno how many file system browsers I have lurking around my archives for the same reason.
- sramsay 15y ago
  Yeah, just kidding. It struck me as funny, because it's exactly the kind of thing hackers do (including me -- and I'm also a big Lisp/Clojure nut). As far as I can tell, this is more-or-less exactly how TAOCP was written.
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