Comments on: How Lisp changed my style http://swizec.com/blog/how-lisp-changed-my-style/swizec/1074 Drinker of tea Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Simon http://swizec.com/blog/how-lisp-changed-my-style/swizec/1074/comment-page-1#comment-2236 Simon Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:49:57 +0000 http://swizec.com/blog/?p=1074#comment-2236 The only language that needs to force me into any kind of perversions is asm :) But few months ago i discovered groovy (obviously, because I am a java fan :)) and it totally rocked my boat. Now I'm looking at scala. It comes as no surprise, taht scala can be at times even faster than java. The only language that needs to force me into any kind of perversions is asm :) But few months ago i discovered groovy (obviously, because I am a java fan :) ) and it totally rocked my boat. Now I’m looking at scala. It comes as no surprise, taht scala can be at times even faster than java.

]]> By: sb http://swizec.com/blog/how-lisp-changed-my-style/swizec/1074/comment-page-1#comment-2215 sb Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:54:11 +0000 http://swizec.com/blog/?p=1074#comment-2215 import operator reduce(operator.add, tags.itervalues())/len(tags) I prefer to omit lambda where possible (especially in Python where naming that construct lambda is cruel joke). import operator

reduce(operator.add, tags.itervalues())/len(tags)

I prefer to omit lambda where possible (especially in Python where naming that construct lambda is cruel joke).

]]> By: jankom http://swizec.com/blog/how-lisp-changed-my-style/swizec/1074/comment-page-1#comment-2210 jankom Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:48:19 +0000 http://swizec.com/blog/?p=1074#comment-2210 too bad python (from your examples) is one of the poorest dynamic languages these days where you can experiment with your new learned FP-ness. too bad python (from your examples) is one of the poorest dynamic languages these days where you can experiment with your new learned FP-ness.

]]> By: Swizec http://swizec.com/blog/how-lisp-changed-my-style/swizec/1074/comment-page-1#comment-2209 Swizec Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:03:48 +0000 http://swizec.com/blog/?p=1074#comment-2209 Well I've always been language-agnostic to an extent, but this is the first time in my life I'm becoming paradigm-agnostic as well and it's a big big difference. Well I’ve always been language-agnostic to an extent, but this is the first time in my life I’m becoming paradigm-agnostic as well and it’s a big big difference.

]]> By: Krof Drakula http://swizec.com/blog/how-lisp-changed-my-style/swizec/1074/comment-page-1#comment-2208 Krof Drakula Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:37:30 +0000 http://swizec.com/blog/?p=1074#comment-2208 I wouldn't say a specific language influenced me personally, but rather specific language features and concepts; being language-agnostic has its merits, and for me, lambda expressions and first-class objects were the defining moment. I wouldn’t say a specific language influenced me personally, but rather specific language features and concepts; being language-agnostic has its merits, and for me, lambda expressions and first-class objects were the defining moment.

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