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> >
> >I think that far too much emphasis has been placed on the need for LISP
> >in AI work.  The things that were novel when LISP was introduced are
> >not so rare anymore.  Most AI programs written in LISP could be written
> >equally well or better in other languages.
> 
> The way we say it around here is "most programs written in *other* languages
> could be written better in Lisp" - that includes work in VLSI, graphics,
> compilers, algebra, and suchlike.  Name me ONE thing that Pascal or Ada
> does better than Lisp (besides `confuse and frustrate the programmer')...
> 
> 							stan shebs

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