A parable illustrating the importance of the differences between Scheme and Common Lisp in a world where Java is the Lingua Franca of Programmers

Monday, May 07, 2007

An encounter on a bridge.

Labels: java, lispy

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Comments on “A parable illustrating the importance of the differences between Scheme and Common Lisp in a world where Java is the Lingua Franca of Programmers”:

Good one.

# posted by

Assaf : 6:14 PM

To be honest, I couldn't tell you the differences between clisp and scheme. All I know is I learned scheme in college, and haven't touched it since.

# posted by

Sean : 9:32 PM

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