Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!paul.rutgers.edu!gaynor From: gaynor@paul.rutgers.edu (Silver) Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc Subject: Re: scheme [Re: What does an anti-perl look like] Message-ID: Date: 30 Jun 91 09:21:22 GMT References: <4673@optima.cs.arizona.edu> Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 17 gudeman@cs.arizona.edu writes: > People who choose which programming language to use are going to agree > with my definition, and are not usually going to choose a language > with [an uncomfortable] syntax. I dunno 'bout that. I am not as fond of Prolog's syntax as I am of Lisp's. Yet when the shoe fits, I wear it. The dialect of Lisp I most frequently use is GNU Emacs Lisp. This Lisp is truly canine, but the Emacs environment is fantastic. Regardless, as long as the syntax is short, simple, and unsweetened with fluff, it is acceptable. Notational simplicity will win out in the end, not only by virtue of simplicity, but because it is easy to transform and extend. From a practical perspective, there is no reason why one shouldn't be able to mechanically switch between reasonably simple syntaxes. Regards, [Ag]