On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Timothy Baldridge <tbaldri...@gmail.com> wrote: >>...because they are easier to parse by the human brain. > > You keep saying that, and I don't think I agree. They may be easier to > parse for western culture due to the hundreds of years of our brains > being presented with data in that format. What's to say that > s-expressions wouldn't be easier to understand given enough practice? > > Look at LISP in general....for the beginner it looks like a mess of > unreadable parentheses. But talk to any LISP programmer, and they will > tell you that they don't even notice them any more. I know I don't. > One could say "base 10 numbers are easier for the human mind to > understand". But the truth is, if we were taught hexadecimal from > birth, we probably wouldn't have any issue multiplying 0xFF and 0x03.
Oh, that's easy. 0x2FD. > I think you underestimate how adaptable the human mind really is. +0x01. ;) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
