A Lisper asks, "Am I supposed to like Smalltalk?"

tim Rowledge tim at rowledge.org
Thu May 18 22:19:26 UTC 2006


On 18-May-06, at 1:08 PM, Bert Freudenberg wrote:

> Well, this function actually defines all of LISP, so literally,  
> this is "one function to do everything". It's a kernel even smaller  
> than Smalltalk's (and preceding it by decades).

It's also a startling example of the wisdom of the old saying  
"simplify as much as possible - and no further".


tim
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