[–] PaulHoule 9y ago ↗ There are two kinds of programming language: the ones people use, and the ones people wish they could use.If LISP was a big mainstream success there would be a huge literature on everything wrong with it, the same way everybody likes to bitch about Java. [–] AnimalMuppet 9y ago ↗ True, but kind of orthogonal to the article. It didn't advocate Lisp as the answer, or Java as the problem.If you said "There are two kinds of programming paradigms...", then you would be answering the article.
[–] AnimalMuppet 9y ago ↗ True, but kind of orthogonal to the article. It didn't advocate Lisp as the answer, or Java as the problem.If you said "There are two kinds of programming paradigms...", then you would be answering the article.
[–] AnimalMuppet 9y ago ↗ Yeah, you can run into problems with OOP, especially if you do it mindlessly. Yes, when you hit one of these issues, you need to be careful. And?And we're going to throw out the baby with the bathwater. I see.
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 20.4 ms ] threadIf LISP was a big mainstream success there would be a huge literature on everything wrong with it, the same way everybody likes to bitch about Java.
If you said "There are two kinds of programming paradigms...", then you would be answering the article.
And we're going to throw out the baby with the bathwater. I see.