cmaeda@EXXON-VALDEZ.FT.CS.CMU.EDU (Christopher Maeda) (09/13/90)
YO DOODS, I HATE LISP SYNTAX BECUASE I CAN'T TELL WHICH PARENS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE CURLY BRACES AND WHICH PARENS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PARENS. COWABUNGA, BIFF
pk@tut.fi (Kellom{ki Pertti) (09/14/90)
>>>>> On 13 Sep 90 16:05:31 GMT, cmaeda@EXXON-VALDEZ.FT.CS.CMU.EDU (Christopher Maeda) said:
cmaeda> YO DOODS,
cmaeda> I HATE LISP SYNTAX BECUASE I CAN'T TELL WHICH PARENS ARE SUPPOSED TO
cmaeda> BE CURLY BRACES AND WHICH PARENS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PARENS.
This is exactly why I dislike the syntax of many other languages: I
can't tell why some parens are supposed to be curly braces, brackets
angle brackets and whatnots ;-)
Seriously, coming from a lispy background, I sometimes find it hard to
remember to insert all the semicolons, colons, etc. that many
languages require. But, as has been said many times, it is just a
matter of taste and habit.
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