Quoth Bill Atkins <watk...@alum.rpi.edu>,
> No, not really. Linked lists are very easy to deal with recursively and
> Strings automatically work with any already-defined list functions.
Yes, they're great - a terrible mistake, for a practical programming
language, but if you fail to recognize the attraction, you miss some of
the historical lesson on emphasizing elegance and correctness over
practical performance.
Donn Cave, d...@avvanta.com
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