People write long functions because they think procedurally and can't hold several abstractions in their head at once.

Drivers should be functional, nothing to collect. As for syntax, why do you think different languages have different syntax? Some just think the others are gibberish. I prefer a language where i can make my own syntax if i need it, or not.

I've got a funny look in my eyes, but not from looking at parentheses! does a driver constantly look at the shoulders or what's in the middle of the road?

umm, lisp? It's really good at twiddling bits.

As for readability, pretty much any non-programmer would disagree with you, and lots of programmers as well! I think it was never for readability but for those with lesser minds who can't hold too much information in their head and for those who write functions hundreds of lines long.

That looks like a stupid person trying to make a joke, not anything like Lisp.

but more restrictions and unnecessary syntax. Great.

Can't wait' for the day when all languages 'evolve' back to Lisp.

Everyone will post their 2 cents worth, recreating the article in a hodge-podge way.

There are other countries less backwards than the USA you know, pin's on credit cards exist.

Nice try at a face save.

Understanding does help. Perhaps you don't see that because you don't understand?

I always thought it was really stupid for people to memorize and practice multiplication tables when none of that is necessary with a little simple understanding.

Well thank you, it would have helped more if any of the employees at any of the gas stations were aware of that. Made driving across the US irritating, well, that combined with the lower fuel efficiency of the crappy ethanol blends.

As all the +5 posts made by ignoramuses who don't understand what API's are overwhelm any sort of logical posts by programmers.

Wow, a clueless answer gets +5 interesting. hmm, i guess that is interesting.

Hate those stupid gas pumps. Useless if your card is from outside the US.

Is it a metaphor? Or maybe, just maybe, boulder has a scientific definition that you are ignorant of?

I don't know. Why choose Einstein for the theory of relativity if he couldn't work out the math?

As well, stop religiously spouting stupidities without any understanding of what you are saying. Be careful, you're showing your ignorant bias.

Don't be colloquially/contextually ignorant.

perhaps you missed the 6 months or more part?