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The year after he wrote this, Norvig joined Google and decided that Python was a good enough alternative. He posted a web page about it, but I can't find it rn.
by antonvs 5y ago
The year after he wrote this, Norvig joined Google and decided that Python was a good enough alternative. He posted a web page about it, but I can't find it rn. However, here's a comment of his on HN about it:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1803815 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1803815
- Jtsummers 5y agohttps://norvig.com/python-lisp.html https://norvig.com/python-lisp.html This essay starts with the context of his choosing Python to express what was formerly pseudocode.
- Rerarom 5y agoAlso see this, in the same topic but not in the same thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1803627 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1803627
- vindarel 5y agobut Python doesn't resemble Lisp at all: https://lisp-journey.gitlab.io/pythonvslisp/ https://lisp-journey.gitlab.io/pythonvslisp/ (overview of the workflows and ecosystems)