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From: shebs@utah-cs.UUCP (Stanley Shebs)
Newsgroups: net.ai,net.lang.lisp,net.lang.ada
Subject: Re: Thus spake the DoD...
Message-ID: <3223@utah-cs.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 26-Feb-85 18:20:38 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 26 18:20:38 1985
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Reply-To: shebs@utah-cs.UUCP (Stanley shebs)
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Summary: 

>
>I think that far too much emphasis has been placed on the need for LISP
>in AI work.  The things that were novel when LISP was introduced are
>not so rare anymore.  Most AI programs written in LISP could be written
>equally well or better in other languages.

The way we say it around here is "most programs written in *other* languages
could be written better in Lisp" - that includes work in VLSI, graphics,
compilers, algebra, and suchlike.  Name me ONE thing that Pascal or Ada
does better than Lisp (besides `confuse and frustrate the programmer')...

							stan shebs