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From: Jochen Schmidt <j...@dataheaven.de>
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Subject: Re: lisp
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Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 19:00:44 +0100
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Martin Cote wrote:

> I have been using Scheme (a LISP dialect) for about a year now, so yes,
> many
> people still use LISP.  In fact, many companies such as Oracle or AMD have
> Scheme licenses to controle a few of their modules where C++ or Java
> doesn't give good performances.
> 
> And yes, Prolog and LISP are widely used in AI.

Minor sidenote: We tend to call it "Lisp" and not "LISP" this days...

ciao,
Jochen