Gabriel Sechan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > There is nothing about the syntax of those other languages which > make it more productive. Nothing.
Since we started out talking about Lisp here, I'll add this: /Syntax/ perhaps isn't a big deal, but having things like anonymous functions, closures, a conditions system (or maybe at least exceptions), perhaps continuations, uniformity of expressions¹, and other features or capabilities like these allow one to express ideas in more ways -- usually more succinctly and hence more quickly and safely. Footnotes: ¹ Every form returns something, as opposed to C, C++, Java, Python, and others' statement/expression dichotomy, Python being the most egregious I've experienced. -- Steven E. Harris -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
