Robert A. Uhl

In praise of Common Lisp

Years ago in school I was introduced to Lisp; my opinion was not very favourable. It appeared to be a goofy theoretical language, useful for exploring functional programming and maybe for AI work, but not for solving real-world problems. I don’t believe that I’m alone in having gotten that impression; for some reason all too many college CS programmes focus on teaching C and Java. Be that as it may, I had the sneaking suspicion that Lisp might actually be far more practical than it had appeared. Read more →

What the heck is … ?

I saw on Sci-Fi Hi-Fi that Dan Sugalski has written a wonderful series of introductory articles on somewhat advanced subjects. I don’t agree with all he writes, but it’s well worth reading. 07 February 2018: updated URL Read more →

What the heck is … ?

I saw on Sci-Fi Hi-Fi that Dan Sugalski has written a wonderful series of introductory articles on somewhat advanced subjects. I don’t agree with all he writes, but it’s well worth reading. 07 February 2018: updated URL Read more →