@travisfw (having a random crack:) whats a good programming language for non-programmers?

@travisfw

I just bought 300,000 parentheses at a deep discount, what's the best way to use them up? 🤣

cc: @amin, a.k.a. #xkcdOtron for the relevant xkcd (if he's not busy)

@travisfw What is the timeless and beautiful core of computation?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyfBQmvr2Hc

@travisfw What question is lisp the answer to?

@travisfw Why 42?

I've got a couple. One is, "What is so *ultimate* about the lambda calculus?"

https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/a/456768/208692

Also, less theoretical and more practical, "How can the power of reflection in a programming language be fully realized in a simple, easy-to-use design?"

Which is included in my answer to the former.

@travisfw What's a sane way to develop software?

@qed I didn't say "wrong answers only" but okay I'll take it

@octorine how homoiconic of you 😆

@craigbro That's a good question when you already know the answer, but why do you ask that question?

@rl_dane @travisfw

https://xkcd.com/297/

@amin @rl_dane @travisfw I know this is heresy but

XKCD's kinda meh

*ducks*

@pixx Oh yes, ducks.

ALT

@amin @rl_dane 😆 oh right, the duck loop illustrates the answer to the question of what question lisp is the answer to.