Ken Tilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Why? (symbol-name '|(|) -> "(" (No, the "s are not part of the name!)
>
> If you want to argue about that, I will have to bring up the Lisp
> readtable. Or did you forget that, too?
Mea culpa -- it wasn't in the Lisp(s) I used 25+ years ago, nor in
Scheme; I've never used Common Lisp in anger, and obviously "just
dabbling" gives one no good feel for how *INSANELY COMPLICATED* (or, if
you prefer, "insanely extensible") it truly is.
I personally think these gyrations are a good example of why Python, the
language that "fits your brain" and has simplicity among its goals, is
vastly superior for production purposes. Nevertheless, I admit I was
wrong!
Alex
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