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LISP leads to Python (Score:3, Interesting)

by dws (341) on 2004.01.29 17:11 (#27884) Homepage Journal

Some number of ex-Lisp people I know have adapted to Python. Peter Norvig, a long time Lisp hacker, provides an interesting comparison [norvig.com], including a nifty timing chart comparing various languages.

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- Re:LISP leads to Python (Score:2, Insightful)
  
  by mary.poppins (3530)
  
  I'd prefer to use a compiled ML (such as ocaml), which
  combines the density of functional programming with the
  error-checking and performance of static typing.

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