9 Nov
2006
9 Nov
'06
8:54 a.m.
On Nov 8, 2006, at 6:04 PM, Brad Parker wrote:
I'm sure we could go on and on, but if you are
interested in a
different
approach, go look at lisp, scheme, ruby and python. Once you master
lisp/scheme (and to some extent, python and ruby), I think you may see
the "glorified PDP-11 assember" comment in a different light.
I'd have to agree here. I've done procedural/imperative
programming in one language or another for upwards of 30 years now;
it's how my mind works...and I've been studying Lisp a LOT recently.
It's difficult to wrap my brain around, but it's expanding my mind
quite a bit. It is making me think of C (which is my primary
language) in different ways, which is an interesting and unexpected
side effect.
I would be interested to hear about other languages
people used on
pdp-11's however :-)
I did a lot of development in BASIC-Plus and BP2 years ago. I'm
not a fan of BASIC, but BP and BP2 are damn powerful IMO.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Cape Coral, FL