Author: Daniel Clausen
Date: 05:42:40 02/17/04
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On February 17, 2004 at 08:09:12, Anthony Cozzie wrote: [snip] >I love how you just claimed Lisp programmers are "smarter and more >knowledgeable" then C++ programmers :) ;) Actually I tend to agree, although my daily work is C++ related and not Lisp-related. When Micros~1 decided to use C++, the language became a mainstream language and almost every OO-course (be it in school or afterwards) teaches C++ or Java. (I bet it will be C# soon) Most people (I refuse to use the word 'dumb' here) will use the taught languages later, whenever they have a problem which can be solved with software. (if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail) Looking over the fence and maybe use another language for a certain problem (because it may be _much_ better suited for this particular problem) requires more than simply use the language you've been taught on your side. Therefore these people are typically smarter in this area. That doesn't mean that there are no tasks where C++ is suited. (things like sendmail etc would prolly be much better in C++ (together with a useful class library)) In the industry - unfortunately - the question which programming language to use to solve a certain task is often pre-answered. (same goes for which DB to use (if you need one), what hardware, what middleware etc) Personally I look forward very much what Steven Edwards reaches with his project. Chances that it will lead to a strong chess engine are maybe not very high, but chances that he finds new strategies, new ideas to experment with are probably higher than if he started an engine in C and implemented all well-known ideas. Sure, it's possible to invent things too, but it's good that there's people who approach the CC problem from a completely different angle, as this increases chances to find completely new ideas. (IMHO, YMMV, tm Dann :) Sargon PS. Sorry for all the side-thoughts in brackets :)
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