From: Robert Dodier
Subject: Re: Lisp at work
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:06:36 +0000
Message-ID: <a5ac65c6-1a39-4a83-9b71-b138a530f435@z72g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>

On Aug 6, 8:37 am, Francogrex <······@grex.org> wrote:

> and we'll have to do it in X software (commercial name
> omitted to avoid slander) because X is great
> it's validated and controlled etc...

Please reconsider. I'll bet a lot of people are
very curious to know what is X. I know I am.

FWIW

Robert Dodier

• Re: Lisp at work Steve Graham
• Re: Lisp at work Alex Mizrahi

From: Steve Graham
Subject: Re: Lisp at work
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:28:26 +0000
Message-ID: <caa9a839-ae58-4142-9979-749135cd19fb@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>

On Aug 6, 3:16 pm, Francogrex <······@grex.org> wrote:
> On Aug 6, 7:06 pm, Robert Dodier <·············@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Please reconsider. I'll bet a lot of people are
> > very curious to know what is X. I know I am.
>
> Hi, sorry I preferred not to mention the software's name in the
> newsgroup to avoid entering in a X versus Y thing here (I was just
> expressing my frustration; I wouldn't want to disturb the newsgroup
> with such topics). But I sent you for ur own knowledge by email.
> Franco.

So, Robert, are you going to let us in on the secret?


Steve

From: Alex Mizrahi
Subject: Re: Lisp at work
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:13:06 +0000
Message-ID: <489c385b$0$90271$14726298@news.sunsite.dk>

 F> Hi, sorry I preferred not to mention the software's name in the
 F> newsgroup to avoid entering in a X versus Y thing here (I was just
 F> expressing my frustration; I wouldn't want to disturb the newsgroup
 F> with such topics).

actually it's quite relevant to the point of discussion, as we do not
know if X is totally inadequate to the problem being solved, or it
is bearable. so it could be either "dumb boss insists on
using inferior tools", or "genius programmer insists on using
rare programming language just because he likes it more".