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"Pfff..."? You're getting a little too defensive over someone not liking your language. You're just asserting that the language is easy to read and saying that
by vsuperpower2020 2y ago
"Pfff..."? You're getting a little too defensive over someone not liking your language. You're just asserting that the language is easy to read and saying that anyone who disagrees just hasn't read it. This is some sad fanboy behavior that I don't like to see.
- iLemming 2y agoI've got your attention though, haven't I? :) Defensive? No. I don't think Lisp needs defending. Lisp is an idea. Good ideas need no defending. The invention of Lisp is one of the greatest events in the recent history of symbolic communication. It can be put in the same category as cave drawings, cuneiform, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and mathematical notation in the sense that they all represent systems of symbolic communication. My "Pfff..." really comes from not understanding why people would say things like "Lisp is hard to read" when, in truth, it's probably the best tool we humans have for its designated purpose. Lisp emphasizes simplicity and uniformity, which can enhance readability and ease of understanding programs. With a big caveat, though, Lisp's readability improves with practice and familiarity. Many people find Lisp structures to be clear and expressive for symbolic manipulation and functional programming tasks. Okay, I mean I get it. Let's say I can, for example, look inside "Principia Mathematica" and completely find it unreadable. Yeah, I would. But wouldn't it be weird of me to go to a forum for mathematics and tell them that their math is unreadable? They'd probably decide that I'm trolling.
- vsuperpower2020 2y agoYou got my attention that one time, sure. That's all you get.
- iLemming 2y agoAwwww. I thought we were becoming friends. I used a smiley face and shit... :[