Re: Lisp based DSL for bio on Ars Technica

On 2008-07-30 10:50:28 -0400, Alberto Riva <ariva@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

We've come full circle:

"Lisp's syntax is based on lists ? data structures that Mallavarapu said
are conceptually similar to chunks of XML"

Well they do have to make it intelligible to the young savages who frequent ars ;^)

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