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kinebud wrote:
>
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>
> What's your point? Many lisp programmers out there can easily cut
> the size of a C program into a half/fourth with little effort and
> naturally get it done quicker, but that doesn't mean it isn't
> "impossibly difficult" in C by any means whatsoever. (Maybe you
> just aren't that good in those other languages, perhaps?) You're
> also missing other parts of the [entire] equation, but they aren't
> addressed here so I won't bother with pointing them out.

Any _good_ C programmer can cut the size of the average C program
by similar factors. However they will also cut the size of the
executable, while the lithper is probably increasing that by a
similar factor.

I am not impressed by the mean quality of coding in any language.

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pete wrote:
> kinebud wrote:
> >
> > ¬a\/b wrote:
> > > for me is clearer and easier than all your languages, in fact i can
> > > write code in that language that in another one language is
> > > impossible
> > > to write because too difficult.
> >
> > What's your point? Many lisp programmers out there can easily cut the
> > size of a C program into a half/fourth with little
> > effort and naturally
> > get it done quicker, but that doesn't mean it isn't "impossibly
> > difficult" in C by any means whatsoever. (Maybe you just aren't that
> > good in those other languages, perhaps?) You're also missing other
> > parts of the [entire] equation, but they aren't addressed here so I
> > won't bother with pointing them out.
> >
> > > x86 assembly registers others assemblers have, are not short name
> > > enough
> >
> > Um... I fail to see how this gives you any 'tactical' advantage over
> > something like C.
>
> I think ¬a\/b is the same character
> who originally called himself "Giuseppe" in 2003,
> when he posted "The Source Code Of A Thousand Tears."
>
> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...50449c04ecc796

He also goes by the name of 'RSolsCarLiola' or similar.

"santosh" <> writes:
> pete wrote:
[...]
>> I think ¬a\/b is the same character
>> who originally called himself "Giuseppe" in 2003,
>> when he posted "The Source Code Of A Thousand Tears."
>>
>> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...50449c04ecc796
>
> He also goes by the name of 'RSolsCarLiola' or similar.

RoSsIaCrIiLoIA.

He's also posted as "av <>".

I'm not 100% certain they're the same person, but I'm reasonably sure.

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