Programming Language History

[Ted Roche]

I will donate, on a "Long-term Loan" basis, my copies of Paul  
Graham's "Hackers and Painters" to the DLSLUG lending library. This  
includes many of the essays that Paul has on his web site, as well as  
additional material, I believe. A very good read.

Ted Roche
Ted Roche & Associates, LLC
http://www.tedroche.com


On Dec 8, 2005, at 10:59 AM, Paul Lussier wrote:

> Jeff Kinz <jkinz at kinz.org> writes:
>
>> Hey Paul, Just wanted to say thanks for that pointer to
>> Paul Graham site.  I ran across this essay which I just loved.
>>
>> http://www.paulgraham.com/avg.html
>
> Yes indeed, a great essay.  I've become somewhat obsessed with PG's
> Lisp writings recently, and these essays are largely responsible for
> me delving into the wonderful world of Lisp over the last 6 months or
> so.
>
>> It uncovers the essential reason why we need to know the differences
>> between the relative power of different programming languages.
>>
>> He states that Lisp is the most powerful.  I certainly can't ague  
>> with
>> that.
>
> Exactly, though it's imperitive to understand that (/= power  
> performance)
> ;)
> -- 
>
> Seeya,
> Paul
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