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		phlakaton 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why I Program in Lisp Paul Graham's On Lisp is also a powerful argument to try the language, even if some of the stuff it presents is totally bonkers. :-D https://www.paulgraham.com/onlisp.html

psb 10 months ago [–]

what are the bonkers parts? (just curious)

phlakaton 10 months ago | [–]

The use of anaphoric exprssions is not something I think I could recommend. But it's fun to read about.

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