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Hofstadter on Lisp (1983)

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372 points Eric_WVGG | 5 comments | 16 Oct 24 13:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source
1. activitypea ◴[16 Oct 24 18:52 UTC] No.41862460[source]▶
I remember reading GEB and being shocked that he never mentions Lisp. He _does_ wade into CompSci topics, but it's something half-hearted about how compilers are programs that read and generate programs. This really should've been integrated into a revised edition of the book.
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2. lisper ◴[16 Oct 24 19:26 UTC] No.41862849[source]▶
Huh? He mentions Lisp all over the place. Check the index.
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4. silcoon ◴[16 Oct 24 21:47 UTC] No.41864173[source]▶
Give it another go! _The Anatomy of LISP_ is the first entry in the bibliography.
5. baruchthescribe ◴[17 Oct 24 04:34 UTC] No.41866438[source]▶
Nonsense.

"One of the most important and fascinating of all computer languages is LISP (standing for "List Processing"), which was invented by John McCarthy around the time Algol was invented. Subsequently, LISP has enjoyed great popularity with workers in Artificial Intelligence."