[2009-11-12 15:32] Aled Gest <himse...@gmail.com> > 2009/11/12 markus schnalke <mei...@marmaro.de>: > > > > Remember: ``Unix is simple. It just takes a genius to understand its > > simplicity.'' (dmr) > > Not quite sure what point you're trying to make here.
You said something like that a quick look at the syntax lets you judge if it is clean/nice/whatever or not. I posted the above quote to show you that even simple things may not be easy to see. > > You mean: It has a not so strange/different syntax. > > No I mean TCL has a similar concept with lists but implements it with > (in my mind) a nicer syntax. Trying to put words into my mouth isn't > going to change reality. So tell me: What's the difference between ``it has a not so strange/different syntax'' and ``it has a nicer syntax''. > > My motivation to post in this thread was to point you to a language > > that will enhance your view in this discussion. > > Well you've failed in that attempt. I just don't see anything special > about Lisp. > but until you point out what makes Lisp have a cleaner and more > logical syntax than C, I just don't see it. I'm no Lisp guy. I just see a great programming language design in Lisp. Actually, I don't care if you do too. Maybe you'll see its elecance too somewhen, maybe not. You might not miss this experience. But maybe you will. ``Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better programmer for the rest of your days, even if you never actually use Lisp itself a lot.'' (Eric Raymond) You can take the impressions people share with you, or leave them -- it's your decision. > Don't get me wrong, there are improvements that could be made to the C > syntax, I just don't see that any of them would come from the Lisp > syntax. I agree. It would simply end in a mess when one tries to mix these so different worlds. Consistency is important. See this quote: ``It seems to me that there have been two really clean, consistent models of programming so far: the C model and the Lisp model.'' (Paul Graham) I'll end my participation in this thread now. meillo
