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		pfdietz on Nov 13, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A brief interview with Common Lisp co-creator Dr. ... I don't think the syntax has anything to do with the outcome. Some people like to complain about it, but it's just meaningless noise.

krapp on Nov 13, 2022 [–]

No, disagreements with your opinions are not just meaningless noise.

pfdietz on Nov 13, 2022 | [–]

It's not meaningless because I disagree with it, it's meaningless because it had nothing to do with why Lisps didn't take over.

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