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What makes Lisp difficult to read?

47 points · 81 comments · ibobev

  1. bel8 · · focus · HN ↗
    Lisp is more diffucult to read for most devs because most devs are used to C/Java -like synthax.

    If most devs were used to Lisp, it would be the other way around.

    It's a chicken and egg problem, at this point.

    1. christophilus · · focus · HN ↗
      I think part of it is that English speakers say: “2 plus 2” not “plus 2 2”, so the infix notation matches our natural language and mental model.
      1. iLemming · · focus · HN ↗

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