The comparison is not really valid. The point was that one has to spend "less" time to learn Lisp's syntax. Thus, learning binary syntax vs. decimal syntax is

The comparison is not really valid. The point was that one has to spend "less" time to learn Lisp's syntax. Thus, learning binary syntax vs. decimal syntax is indeed easier, as it is easier to learn Lisp's syntax when compared to other languages like, say, Java or C++.