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> Although LISP is one of the most powerful tools available ... the format of the input language (S-expression) is awkward to use -- so awkward that many errors
by xenadu02 4y ago
> Although LISP is one of the most powerful tools available ... the format of the input language (S-expression) is awkward to use -- so awkward that many errors in programming LISP stem directly from the fact that S-expressions are the only allowable form of input. The inherent difficulty of producing correctly working S-expressions is tacitly recognized by anyone who uses M-expressions in place of them, when not communicating directly with the computer.
Extremely accurate and written in 1964.
- bmitc 4y agoEditors have come a long way in those 60 years. Having written some Racket and Scheme, I notice no increase in the amount of syntax errors compared to other languages. Other languages have all sorts of syntactical gotchas because of all the syntax features they have.