Hmmm, I guess I should learn how to format text on hn when I want to make a point about readability. ;-) Even so, with the caveat that you have to learn Common

Hmmm, I guess I should learn how to format text on hn when I want to make a point about readability. ;-) Even so, with the caveat that you have to learn Common Lisp fist, I think the CL version is infinitely more clear and elegant. All that type information is redundant in the C# version, since in this case all you want to say about the types is that you don't care what they are. multiple-value-bind is among the longest function name in CL, and doing something that python does much better with syntax alone, perhaps Python is the new Lisp.