Exploring the Creative Side of Programming in Lisp
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Summary
The article discusses the beauty and creativity of programming in Lisp, likening it to an art form and emphasizing the connection between writing and programming.
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· 2 pulledIgnorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge. –Charles Darwin
Lisp is the language of loveliness. With it a great programmer can make a beautiful, operating thing, a thing organically created and formed through the interaction of a programmer/artist and a medium of expression that happens to execute on a computer.
Article URL: https://www.dreamsongs.com/ArtOfLisp.html
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