Richard P. Gabriel personal blog
The Rise of Worse Is Better (1991)
I and just about every designer of Common Lisp and CLOS has had extreme exposure to the MIT/Stanford style of design. The essence of this style can be captured by the phrase the right thing . To such a designer it is important to get all of the following characteristics right:
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Oct 7, 2024 | The Rise of Worse Is Better (1991) by t14n | 265 | 334 |
| Oct 31, 2019 | The Rise of Worse Is Better (1991) by ropable | 77 | 37 |
| Mar 30, 2018 | The Rise of Worse Is Better (1991) by otoolep | 55 | 44 |
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