Comment by quantadev

Comment by quantadev a day ago

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The point about `(+ 1 2)` v.s. `1+2` is about the fact that the LISP syntax generalizes to all computations, whereas mathematical expressions do not. The beauty of LISP is that one simple syntax solves everything about computation in the axiomatically simplest way possible.

lproven 9 hours ago

> one simple syntax solves everything about computation in the axiomatically simplest way possible.

So what about RPN? What about Forth and Postscript? Just as simple... just as terse... just as efficient... just as general.

And, for me, just as unreadable.

  • quantadev 8 hours ago

    I don't think RPN is as simple as parenthesis.

    All RPN does is replace the easy to get right parenthesis with difficult to get right newline characters.