From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_DATE, MSGID_SHORT,REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site mako.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!whuxl!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!tektronix!orca!mako!jans From: jans@mako.UUCP (Jan Steinman) Newsgroups: net.ai,net.lang.lisp,net.lang.ada,net.jokes Subject: Re: Re: Thus spake the DoD... Message-ID: <646@mako.UUCP> Date: Sun, 17-Mar-85 14:49:34 EST Article-I.D.: mako.646 Posted: Sun Mar 17 14:49:34 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 21-Mar-85 02:18:44 EST References: <417@ssc-vax.UUCP> <676@topaz.ARPA> <6982@watdaisy.UUCP> <3223@utah-cs.UUCP> <355@talcott.UUCP> Reply-To: jans@mako.UUCP (Jan Steinman) Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR Xref: watmath net.ai:2643 net.lang.lisp:404 net.lang.ada:243 net.jokes:11445 Summary: List-Id: >>>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')... > >*** REPcccccccccbgcjywefjmwdymjwymuy ACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** I really have to agree that either Pascal or Ada will indeed do this better than Lisp, however, I believe the "*** REPcccccccccbgcjywefjmwdymjwymuy" portion is best served by FORTRAN 66, while the "ACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***" clause is best handled by FORTH, after the requisite conversion to RPN. -- :::::: Jan Steinman Box 1000, MS 61-161 (w)503/685-2843 :::::: :::::: tektronix!tekecs!jans Wilsonville, OR 97070 (h)503/657-7703 ::::::