Another likely factor is that Google (where Norvig works) supports
> Python but not Lisp.
With some exceptions I guess?
http://www.itasoftware.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_App_Inventor
http://groups.google.com/group/clojure/browse_thread/thread/156da03edd630046?pli=1
> I find the choice of Python over Lisp
> surprising considering that Lisp compiles to machine code and
> Python does not. Apparently a free, global, factor-of-10 speed
> improvement isn't a worthy engineering goal :-)
>
>
In my spare time I am working on completing a computer science MA program in
natural language processing, which I am roughly 1/2 of the way through. So
far all of my courses have made Python the default, but every professor has
allowed me to do my work in Clojure instead. I'm sure we can do the same
for the online course. If you know Python, it's not a big deal to have to
read their examples in an inferior language, but do your actual work in
Clojure, IMHO. ;)
Rob
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