So what's the big deal with scheme. It seems to lack a bunch of basic features found in modern languages like Javascript. Like FOR EACH loops, asynchronous events, and JSON. Is there a modern version of LISP that has those built in stuff.
I am only learning scheme because of SICP. What are LIST and MACROs in scheme and why is it considered so powerful. Also, can one of you explain to me what "my other CAR is a CDR" means. Why do people claim that LISP is the building blocks of the universe. So many questions.
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Anonymous2015-09-17 5:14
Lisp has something to do with Jews.
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Anonymous2015-09-17 6:04
Google "rape his grandmother". There are a surprising number of cases of young men raping or attempting the rape their grandmother.
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dubfagging2015-09-17 6:20
^decision to leave site made. Programming board flooded with non-programming related garbage "hide behind anon" posts that belong at the restaurant at the end of the universe. Also, Dubfagging is continually mentioning "dubs" polluting the board with "dubs this" and "dubs that". >>4 Dubs.
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Anonymous2015-09-17 7:38
Lisp has actually a lot in common with Judaism. Want a example? Just look at clisp.
Good luck with your learning! I hope you enjoy learning lisp.
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Anonymous2015-09-17 8:46
So I'm learning Javascript, you know, the hunk of shit with code for BASIC games in it. And I have a problem with this hunk of shit. For one thing, it has no nifty tricks. Like a for-each higher order function, lambda-delta-quaternion-cuntulus-algebraic-quantificated-donkey-dot-com-combinators, and s-expressions. Is there a dirty old joseph version of Javascript that has those built in stuff, cunts?
I'm only learning Javascript so I can GET AHEAD in the BIG BAD BUSINESS WORLD. What is HTML5 and WEBGL in Javascript and why are they considered SO POWERFUL? Also, can one of you explain to me why everybody obfuscates their javascript code so it looks like unreadable garbage? Why do people claim Javascript is the building blocks of the WORLD WIDE WEB? So many questions.
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The Soft-Hearted Indian2015-09-17 8:50
Write in C, write in C, write in C, write in C.
Have you seen my Vulkan? I bought it from /g/.
Pee on /g/, pee on /g/, pee on /g/, pee on /g/. Peeing is overrated, pee on /g/.
Have you seen my Vulkan? why don't it work for meeeeeeeeee
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Anonymous2015-09-17 14:40
1. Use chicken scheme. It has plenty of modern packages/eggs. 2. There is enough information to tell you why those things are powerful. 3. You actually have to learn it to understand why.
What is HTML5 and WEBGL in Javascript and why are they considered SO POWERFUL?
They are half-assed languages that happen to run on a virtual machine that's available in virtually every computing device ever and no installation is needed. That's what's so ``powerful'' about them.
Is there a dirty old joseph version of Javascript that has those built in stuff, cunts?
Yes, many languages try to extend and hide the shittiness of JavaScript under a layer of syntatic sugar. Try CoffeeScript or TypeScript.
why everybody obfuscates their javascript code so it looks like unreadable garbage?
This is the closed source version of web programming. In many cases it's also used to minimize the size of the script to avoid wasting bandwidth.
Why do people claim Javascript is the building blocks of the WORLD WIDE WEB?
For the same reason I stated in my first answer.
Thank you for reminding me, I'll bump the Lispweb thread.
OP here, I am still trying to teach myself SICP. I feel like I am too dumb to understand it. Self-teaching from lectures is hard since you can't ask the professor questions.
>>15-21 What the fuck made you spam this thread and the front page? Are you high, 12 or both?
I'm not a web programmer but this is often quoted as a legitimate reason for obfuscating their code, since the scripts have to be downloaded many times by many web browsers. How is this not a way of minimizing bandwidth usage on the server side? This, however, doesn't mean I endorse this retarded practice.
How do you guys read SICP. Do you watch the lectures first then do a chapter in the book? It seems like Lecture 1A corresponds to chapter 1.1 in the book and Lecture 1B corresponds to chapter 1.2. Are my observations correct?