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Subject: Re: Why Python When There Is Perl?
Date: 21 Mar 2024 06:29:02 GMT
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On Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:46:59 +0530, Yaxley Peaks wrote:

> This is why the only acceptable language to use is lean4. Embrace purely
> dysfunctional programming!

I fixed your typo. I spent a long cold winter working my way through 
'Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs', aka The Wizard Book, 
that used Scheme. It was educational in a way. I could see the logic and 
how it worked although my brain kept asking 'why would anyone in their 
right mind do it this way?'