Re: A style question

On 27 Feb 2007 18:38:28 -0800, <pillsbury@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Feb 27, 9:02 pm, job-271842...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

"The loop macro was originally designed to help inexperienced
Lisp users write iterative code...Unfortunately, loop is more like
...

Is this a minority view?

I think it is. I cordially despise LOOP myself, but almost everyone
uses it...

You should spend some time becoming familiar with it.

When I needed to learn loop, I found that by reading the chapter in
Common Lisp, the Language I gained the best understanding.

Loop is a Domain Specific Language, something that many loop haters
overlook, as they will also cheer DSLs as a Lisp strength.

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