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- From: bbirch@hemel.bull.co.uk (Bill Birch)
- Subject: Re: Why Isn't Lisp a Mainstream Language?
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 16:07:02 GMT
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- But surely Lisp IS a mainstream language! It has survived the test
- of time. Whatever happened to ALGOL, et. al.? Just because a
- language is not used by Joe Programmer doesn't mean that
- it is dead. After all, Joe Programmer probably used Lisp
- at College. He may use Lisp concepts in his 'C' programs.
-
- By analogy, Buddy Holly is not a "mainstream" artist these
- days, but his influence on other artists is there.
-
- Bill
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