I was re-reading fare‘s excellent What Makes Lisp Great, an awesome and insightful discussion of Lisp’s unique qualities (which, regretfully, didn’t take off on reddit, hence this post). I took the time to read the comments and enjoy the author’s answers. And there i found this little gem on how Greg Trasuk finally gets Lisp. If you’re a lisper, you probably knew about it already; but if you really need a little push to start learning Lisp, that may be it. Of course, Faré’s article should make for a great one. While you’re at it, be sure to read some of his other great articles on Lisp:
- (Lots of ((Irritating, Spurious) (Parentheses)))
- Parsing Considered Harmful
- Getting Students To Do Useful Stuff
- Fun with Fibonacci
(as selected by himself). Great stuff.
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February 14, 2007 at 7:40 pm
Gosh, I finally just learned how not to lisp. I just can’t keep up with the fads, anymore. Must be getting old. Here, generation Y, take the reigns, then.