Re: Practical Common Lisp reviewed on /.

Paolo Amoroso wrote:
> Morten Alver <morten@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>Before this, I never tried Lisp, but this /. article perked my interest.
>>Now I've started learning it, and even ordered the book. I'm very
>>impressed with this language - I've been (and still am) a Java advocate,
>>but I really didn't have a clue what I was missing.
>
> When you are done or almost done with the book, and you feel
> sufficiently comfortable with the material, it will be interesting to
> know your opinion on Lisp, e.g. whether you will still be impressed,
> or maybe disappointed.

Yes, it happens sometimes that a good first impression fades when you
look closer into things. Maybe I'll post some further impressions after
a while.


--
Morten
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