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From: jeff@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Jeff Dalton)
Subject: Re: Lisp advocacy (Was Re: another take on "C is faster than lisp")
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 17:43:14 GMT
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In article <RAIBLE.94Sep27153146@win57.nas.nasa.gov> raible@nas.nasa.gov writes:
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>In article <Cwsz39.F8C@cogsci.ed.ac.uk> jeff@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Jeff Dalton) writes:
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>   I don't have much interest in advocating Lisp, and I don't
>   think what I've been doing *is* advocating Lisp.
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>This is the best thing I've read all day!  What a hoot!

I haven't said anyone should use Lisp or that it's better than other
languages.  I haven't said Lisp is the best language for any application.
Indeed, what have I done that's "advocating Lisp"?   Does correcting
false and misleading statements about Lisp now count as "advocating"
it?

BTW, why do you bother to read Comp.lang.lisp anyway?

-- jeff


