Jim Dettman
jimdettman at earthlink.net
Fri Dec 30 09:17:01 CST 2005
Gustav, <<I have only "tasted" LISP. All I remember is a feeling of the wonderful different syntax. Has anyone here learned and used it?>> Haven't myself, but I know someone that uses it quite a bit. Up until a few years ago, it was widely used as the control language for Auto CAD. The military was big into LISP at one time. Not sure if they still are. I heard it was off the beaten path, but never had the chance to try it out. I just took C++ for a spin; man is it ugly. I'm sure I don't appreciate some of the finer points it offers yet, but so far, I don't like it. I hate having to work that hard to write a program. The case sensitivity drives me absolutely nuts and I still haven't figured out any justification for having it other then to make your life miserable. Jim. -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 3:07 PM To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [AccessD] OT: Memory Lane. IBM Key Punch Hi all, not Friday yet, but ... Joel Spolsky is sometimes rambling a bit but his recent blurb is quite entertaining: The Perils of JavaSchools http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/ThePerilsofJavaSchools.html He is not nice with the Java boys but what do we care. Note, however, the picture of the IBM 026 Key Punch. This is before my time but click on it and find a new link: http://www.columbia.edu/acis/history/029.html This is the 029 Key Punch which we used at the technical university here. Oh boy, did we punch some cards! I can still remember the unique feeling of the keys and the massive low-frequence sound for every punch. What a piece of machinery! Also, note the link to the Blub Programmers and this quote: Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better programmer for the rest of your days, even if you never actually use Lisp itself a lot. I have only "tasted" LISP. All I remember is a feeling of the wonderful different syntax. Has anyone here learned and used it? /gustav -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com