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		zck on Dec 29, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Do I Really Need a Programming Language? >(incf (elt vector 2)) ..versus.. ++vector[2] One reason I like Lisp is that I don't have to think about operator precedence.

goldenkey on Dec 29, 2013 [–]

Math expression: a(8b^2+1)+4bc(4b^2+1)

In LISP: (+ (* a (1+ (* 8 b b))) (* 4 b c (1+ (* 4 b b))))

Oh, that silly operator precedence, lets just jam our heads in a vice while we unravel the nesting.

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