Re: What's so great about lisp?

Joe Marshall wrote:
> I like this example:
>
> (defun sort (x predicate)
> x)

Is that:

let sort x predicate = x

So you're looking for a warning because "predicate" was bound but never
used?

I've been looking at how many of the errors that I make are caught by the
static type checker and how many require debugging. I must say that the
vast majority are caught at compile time.

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Dr Jon D Harrop, Flying Frog Consultancy
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