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layer8yesterday at 6:17 PM3 repliesview on HN

I don’t find it appealing when everything looks the same irrespective of purpose and context.


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eruyesterday at 7:56 PM

Seems like a non-sequitur.

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BoingBoomTschakyesterday at 10:21 PM

You can read the words, you know? Together with proper indentation that almost makes it look like Python, there's no way you can get lost in Lisp.

jibalyesterday at 9:03 PM

Does i + 1 look the same as "i + 1"? The first is an expression, the second is a string. In LISP, it's similarly (+ i 1) vs '(+ i 1).

These sorts of shallow complaints can be made of any feature than one is not familiar with, hasn't used, and doesn't know or understand the benefits of. In any case, no one is forcing people to use this language or take advantage of this feature.

P.S. The "response" actually ignores all points made, attacks strawmen, moves the goalposts, and is intellectually dishonest (the original comment was clearly a complaint, and besides it wouldn't matter if some other word like "criticism" or "dissatisfaction" were substituted--my point remains). Again, no one is forcing anyone.

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