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From: lgm@cbnewsc.att.com (lawrence.g.mayka)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp
Subject: Re: Re: extension languages can be darn small, yet still powerfull
Message-ID: <1990Aug28.235240.19605@cbnewsc.att.com>
Date: 28 Aug 90 23:52:40 GMT
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In article <1350028@otter.hpl.hp.com> sfk@otter.hpl.hp.com (Steve Knight) writes:
>odd if it wasn't true!  However, the issue of Lisp's syntax is largely
>independent of programming environment -- you don't need Lisp's syntax
>to do sensible things with programs.  

I was referring more than anything to the fear some people have that
they "would never be able to keep track of all those parentheses." If
they use a reasonable editor (i.e., one that keeps track of
parentheses, at the very least!), they shouldn't have any difficulty.


	Lawrence G. Mayka
	AT&T Bell Laboratories
	lgm@iexist.att.com

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