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> "the claim that Ruby is Lisp -- a claim no one has made" Posted without comment: this was written just before Matz wrote this email, but here's someone sayin
by alxndr 13y ago
> "the claim that Ruby is Lisp -- a claim no one has made"
Posted without comment: this was written just before Matz wrote this email, but here's someone saying that Ruby is an acceptable LISP: http://www.randomhacks.net/articles/2005/12/03/why-ruby-is-an-acceptable-lisp http://www.randomhacks.net/articles/2005/12/03/why-ruby-is-a...
- dragonwriter 13y agoGiven the benefits of Lisp that were cited in that article as defining, the conclusion is well-supported by the article. Obviously, those aren't everyone's central concerns for a Lisp, nor are they the standard criteria for a Lisp. But, in any case, that someone said something like "Ruby is a Lisp" somewhere else in a different context doesn't change that arguing that Ruby isn't a Lisp was something of beating a strawman in this this thread.
- juliangamble 13y agoI remember "why ruby is an acceptable Lisp" - that was a fun read. This is an equally fun rebuttal by Steve Yegge http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com.au/2006/04/lisp-is-not-acceptable-lisp.html http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com.au/2006/04/lisp-is-not-accep...