@paulg What is Y combinator (fixed point generator) in Lego... ?
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@superkrug I don't think the metaphor will stretch that far. Would be amazing if it did though.
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@paulg@collinmathilde I'm pretty sure Lisp isn't as easy to use, but the analogy holds up in terms of what happens if you step on it...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg I feel at some point every programming language tried to sell itself as being like lego http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/12/05.html … /cc@spolskyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg And you shouldn't build production applications in Lisp for the same reason you shouldn't build commercial buildings in Lego?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg There’s a funny Lisp movie with Batman and Wonder Woman?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg just admitted Lisp is a toy language.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg yeah but kids these days like the specialized custom-built legoThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg my first project as a developer was doing lisp scripts for AutocadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I've gotta take the time to learn Lisp someday. “
@paulg: People love Lisp for much the same reason they love Lego.”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg I thought a similar thing about Lego/Lisp a few months back but you beat me to Twitter about it! :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg@colinstrickland What, when you step on a stray parenthesis, it hurts like hell? ;-)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Minecraft is the new LegosThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg and i love your two wonderful Lisp books.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Both have four letters & begin with "L"? ;-)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg because it really hurts if you step on a piece?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg agree... You can put really simple blocks together to express complicated ideasThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Obviously because they start with LThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Think the building block charm is similar. As you get into it though, how native recursion and first class objects feel is it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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