From: Phil Stubblefield
Subject: Re: C# is not Dylan (was: Re: C# : The new language from M$)
Date: 2000/06/30
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Erik Naggum wrote:
>
> * "Scott McKay"
> |
> | Translation: I implemented Lisp and Lisp environments for 12 years.
> | I worked on Dylan for 5 years. I'm back to using Lisp again. Guess
> | what? I like Dylan better, syntax and all.
>
> Yeah, we need more personal testimonials.
And the alternative is... impersonal ad brochures?
Seriously, I'd love to hear Lisp vs. Dylan comparisons from someone
with Scott's amount of Lisp experience. I just browsed the subject
tree at Amazon.com, and of the three books listed within "Dylan
Programming," one was a tutorial, one a reference manual, and the
third had the comment, "Incomplete and riddled with errors." I'd
rather trust the judgement of someone like Scott, who I know *gets*
Lisp.
Scott, I second David Bakhash's interest in more details from you.
Phil Stubblefield
Rockwell Palo Alto Laboratory 206/655-3204
http://www.rpal.rockwell.com/~phil p...@rpal.rockwell.com