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Not going to comment on the “objectively” part of this discussion. But having come to S-exps late in life, I would say they definitely are “simpler” over the wh
by velcrovan 4y ago
Not going to comment on the “objectively” part of this discussion. But having come to S-exps late in life, I would say they definitely are “simpler” over the whole problem domain of programming computers. Programming has many examples of syntax and constructs that definitely are simpler for grade school level programs, but which make your life a living hell of complexity if you rely on them for building real-world software.
- simongray 4y agoI think you're describing the difference between being "simple" (objective, absolute) and being "easy" (subjective, relative). Of course, I'm paraphrasing this classic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxdOUGdseq4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxdOUGdseq4