Hi Aanjhan,
Comparing these two recursive factorials in Lisp and C
(define factorial
(lambda (n)
(if (< n 1)
1
( * n (fact (- n 1))))))
int factorial(int i)
{
if (i>1)
return (i * factorial(i-1));
}
Pardon me for a flawed logic.
Lisp code does look cool to me. Much more intutive than C. So says
Paul Graham too, http://paulgraham.com/diff.html.
regards
Nataraj
regards
Nataraj
On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 9:44 AM, Aanjhan R <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 6:43 AM, Kenneth Gonsalves
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> in order to improve my programming skills, I am contemplating learning a
>> new language. Not a scripting language - something else. So far my
>> research indicates either C or C++ - recommendations?
>
> Famous quote:
>
> "Ironically, C programmers understand this much better than Lisp
> programmers. One of the ironies of the programming world is that using
> Lisp is vastly more productive than using pretty much any other
> programming language, but successful businesses based on Lisp are
> quite rare. The reason for this, I think, is that Lisp allows you to
> be so productive that a single person can get things done without
> having to work together with anyone else, and so Lisp programmers
> never develop the social skills needed to work effectively as a member
> of a team. A C programmer, by contrast, can't do anything useful
> except as a member of a team. So although programming in C hobbles you
> in some ways, it forces you to form groups whose net effectiveness is
> greater than the sum of their parts, and who collectively can stomp on
> all the individual Lisp programmers out there, even though one-on-one
> a Lisper can run rings around a C programmer."
>
> IMHO, every programmer must know C. It exposes the actual working of
> your program. Once you cross the basics, you will HAVE to understand
> how your program data and code gets organised in memory and stuff.
> Once you start trying to optimise for code size and performance, you
> will get to understand a lot more. Getting a systems perspective is
> VERY important. Go learn C (if you can do parallel learning do LISP)
>
> http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.001/abelson-sussman-lectures/
>
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