Re: A Simple Notation

From: paul c <toledobythesea_at_oohay.ac>
Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2007 23:57:53 GMT
Message-ID: <5GAji.92223$1i1.68633@pd7urf3no>

David Cressey wrote:
...
> Lisp is my favorite language that I'm not proficient in. But I understand
> the data structures of Lisp better than those of many other languages.
> That's only because there is so little to understand and so much value in
> understanding it!

I think the writing in the Sussman et al SICP might reflect that mentality, it's so-to-the point and consise whereas most, maybe nearly all writing about relational subjects, regardless of author, seems to spend a lot of space struggling.

p Received on Fri Jul 06 2007 - 18:57:53 CDT