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Re: Let's make Python into LISP

Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Date 2015-06-03 18:54 -0700
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Subject Re: Let's make Python into LISP
From Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com>

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On Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 5:50:24 PM UTC-4, Mark Lawrence wrote:
> On 03/06/2015 22:22, Rustom Mody wrote:
> > On Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 4:27:39 AM UTC+5:30, Dr. Bigcock wrote:
> >> We can make Python like LISP:
> >>
> >> 1.  Make EVERYTHING the same kind of thing (call it "object").
> >> 2.  Let's make a lot of meta functions like super, instead of judicious use of interpreter impositions.
> >> 3. Forget *practicality*.  All hail *purity*.
> >>
> >> Wait.  Someone's time machine broke.
> >>
> >> Mark
> >
> > Hi Mark
> >
> > The way you keep bringing up Lisp, λ-calculus, etc completely without relevance
> > to anything, I wonder if you had a bad experience with someone teaching these
> > and thereabouts?
> >
> > <Dark Secret>
> > Everyone knows that the average student is below average.
> > More true for the average teacher
> > </Dark Secret>
> >
> > Yeah disasters (of all shapes and colors) strike and leave us scarred.
> > Isn't it more intelligent to pick up the pieces and move on than to keep
> > putting salt on the scars?
> >
> > PS If you de-expletivize your name, maybe more people will pay attention to
> > what you want to say
> >
> 
> Please stop replying to this brain dead pot smoking hippy. 

Please don't stoop to name-calling.  It isn't necessary.

--Ned.

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Let's make Python into LISP "Dr. Bigcock" <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2015-06-02 15:57 -0700
  Re: Let's make Python into LISP Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-06-03 14:22 -0700
    Re: Let's make Python into LISP Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-06-03 22:46 +0100
      Re: Let's make Python into LISP Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-06-03 18:54 -0700
        Re: Let's make Python into LISP Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-06-03 19:59 -0700
    Re: Let's make Python into LISP "Dr. Bigcock" <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2015-06-03 22:01 -0700

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