Peter, P. J. Alling wrote: > IIRC LISP came first. I find it's notation annoying at best and > impenetrable at worst. > C and C++ were elegant, until such things a Templates, (with their > particularly un-C like syntax), were grafted onto the language. > > Now ForTran that was man's language.
Lisp is truly beautiful, you have to try to see its beauty. The concept of a program that can write itself at run-time and then be evaluated (executed) is truly brilliant. Given the time when it was envisioned... C is cool, but from totally different perspective. C++ is just monstrous. I think C++ is actually a Hummer H1 of programming languages. You can drive to the super market with it, and you can also go all the way off-road. And if you handle it right and give it proper maintenance, it will not disappoint you. Lisp on the other hand is like a glider - taking you from A to B in a gentle breeze. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
