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Lisp is an objectively goofy language,* I appreciate someone pointing out the pain points around trying to cobble together readability via indentation. * Not a
by stevebmark 2y ago
Lisp is an objectively goofy language,* I appreciate someone pointing out the pain points around trying to cobble together readability via indentation.
* Not a bad language - well, maybe bad by today's standards, but undeniably a very important language - just goofy
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- bcrosby95 2y agoWhat languages do you use are readable without indentation? I guess other than Python, where indentation actually contributes towards correctness rather than it just being optional.
- cb321 2y agoWell, there is also https://nim-lang.org https://nim-lang.org as well as a pretty big list at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-side_rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-side_rule . Just expanding, not trying to invalidate your valid question!
- shawn_w 2y agoAPL? (For certain values of readable)
- aartaka 2y agoBut well, it's actually the most readable and meaningful language... to APL programmers.