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From: Pascal Costanza <p...@p-cos.net>
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Subject: Re: Google Common Lisp Style Guide
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 13:31:15 +0200
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On 12/10/2012 08:58, Nils M Holm wrote:
> Pascal Costanza <p...@p-cos.net> wrote:
>> Is there empirical evidence (not anecdotal evidence, mind you!) that
>> these rules buy us anything?
>
> If people enjoy them, it "buys" them joy.
>
> What empirical evidence is there that using Lisp buys us anything?

None. That's why there is also no document that says that you "must" use 
Lisp.


Pascal

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