From: N Okia <wrecklass1@...>
Date: 2006-07-27T06:48:31+09:00
Subject: Re: RLisp - Lisp naturally embedded in Ruby

My thoughts, as obtuse as they ever are:

1) I have really liked Ruby for the very reason that I can often
express algorithms from scheme/lisp directly in Ruby, but with a much
more readable syntax. Yes, This will be controversial to the lambda
devotees. However, my point is that Ruby can do this far easier than
languages like C or Java.

2) The 'endless discussion' does seem to be a feature of learning to
program in Lisp. I suppose this may be because people who program in
Lisp give a lot of thought to details of both design and
implementation of software. However, I suspect that it may be that
Lisp attracts a certain amount of what we used to call 'rules lawyers'
at the gaming table.