"sha-wing"? :D On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 5:41 PM, javajosh <[email protected]> wrote: > Can you articulate it any better than "ah hah!"? > > On Dec 19, 11:33 am, Tim Daly <[email protected]> wrote: >> There have been discussions, here and elsewhere, about >> whether Clojure is a "Lisp". Lots of discussion centers >> around facts like homoiconicity, or the REPL, or the >> debate of Rich's redefinition of lisp primitives, etc. >> These are arguments about the paint on the palace. >> >> I have struggled with this question and I believe I found >> the answer that satisfies me that Clojure is a Lisp. The >> answer is that "getting Clojure" involves an "ah-hah!" >> moment. >> >> The most fundamental thing about "Lisp" is that there is >> this universal but personal event when you suddenly >> "get it". This does not seem to happen with other languages. >> There is a distinct "before vs after" when you suddenly >> internalize the language and IT changes YOU. >> >> I recently felt that moment with Clojure. >> Did anyone else experience the "ah-hah!"? >> >> Tim Daly > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your > first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
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