Expressive programming language? Was: [Gllug] Speaker Suggestion

[Mamading Ceesay]

On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 16:44:17 +0000
Darren <darren101 at talk21.com> wrote:

> What programming language is considered the most expressive?
> 
> Or maybe a better way to phrase it is: In what programming language is it most 
> straightforward to solve a problem without gettting bogged down in the 
> language itself?
> 

That is the sort of question that triggers religious wars.  Both Python and the Lisp family have strong claims in this area.  A old comparison (circa 1999) of Python and Lisp which includes a look at expressiveness can be found at http://www.strout.net/python/pythonvslisp.html

Another interesting article on Python and Lisp written by a Python advocate is at http://www.prescod.net/python/IsPythonLisp.html.

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