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> Lisps are great for fast iteration but the syntax is a big problem because it's so sensitive to a single misplaced paren. That's more a problem for humans wh
by neilv 1mo ago
> Lisps are great for fast iteration but the syntax is a big problem because it's so sensitive to a single misplaced paren.
That's more a problem for humans who have never programmed in a Lisp and are using notepad.exe.
(if p (foo) (bar))
if (p) { foo(); } else { bar(); }
if p:
<indent>foo()
else:
<indent>bar()
> LLMs like clean syntax with as little noise and unnecessary tokens as possible.
Isn't that good news for Lisps?
- sn9 1mo agoA Lisp with an HM type system and good error messages might be ideal for LLMs (if you don't want dependent types).