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by LionKimbro -
Growing a Language, by Guy Steele
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programming language not a thing, a pattern for growth; design a way of doing -- some choices now, other choices later; lisp is "seamless"
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06:02
by LionKimbro -
RS: Larry's Psychological Conjecture
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For normal people, the perceived usefulness of a computer language is inversely proportional to the amount of theory the language forces you to learn.