I really appreciate the fact that while Xah is an inflammatory nut, he hasn't been `censored' by the folks that run the mailing list. Free speech is awesome, no?
jw On 10/30/05, Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [To new readers: > > please ignore the rantings of this unbalanced person, who is well known > for posing inappropriate and inflammatory material on news groups and > mailing lists of all kinds.] > > Xah Lee wrote: > > well, in the past couple of days i started my own: > > http://xahlee.org/emacs/notes.html > > > > but i'm sure something like it exists. > > > > Btw, the elisp intro by > > Robert J Chassell. At: > > http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/emacs-lisp-intro/ > > is extremely well written. > > (and so is the elisp reference) > > > > Bravo to GNU & Freesoftware Foundation once again. Thank you. > > > > PS Fuck unix and unix fuckheads. Fuck asshole Larry Wall. Fuck Python > > documenation community and their fucking ass lying thru their teeth > > ignorance fucking shit. (See: > > http://xahlee.org/UnixResource_dir/writ/gubni_papri.html) > > > > Disclaimer: all mention of real person are opinion only. > > > > Xah > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ∑ http://xahlee.org/ > > > > rgb wrote: > > > >>>i'm looking for something example based... for senior professional > >>>programers who may want to pickup some elisp for practical macro. > >> > >>Unfortunately the path from any given language to Elisp varies vastly. > >>For example a Prolog programmer would need far fewer tips than a Cobol > >>or even a C programmer. It's unlikely you will find something > >>tailored to your specific experience. > >> > >>I'd already written programs in well over 100 languages in the 20 > >>years before learning Elisp yet I didn't find the intro terribly > >>tedious until around section 13 (Counting). At that point it switches > >>focus toward examples of creating functions rather than introducing > >>syntax and available features. Perhaps starting at section 12 would > >>suit your learning style better. > >> > >>As you probably realize, the language itself is just syntax and the > >>hard part is learning about all the facilities at your disposal once > >>you decide to write something. There are a lot of features available > >>and, although daunting, I think the reference is the best resource > >>for discovering them. > >> > >>This group has also been indispensable to me. > > > > > > > -- > Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 > Holden Web LLC www.holdenweb.com > PyCon TX 2006 www.python.org/pycon/ > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- "Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them." Ronald Reagan
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