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The myth of the Lisp genius
I'm fascinated by the myth of the Lisp genius, the eccentric programmer who accomplishes super-human feats writing Lisp. I'm not saying that such geniuses don't exist; they do. Here I'm using "myth" in the sense of a story with archetypical characters that fuels the imagination. I'm thinking myth in the sense of…
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Programming LanguagesSoftware Engineering2011
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Apr 26, 2011 | The myth of the Lisp genius by rsaarelm | 113 | 108 |
