Why Wolfram (Mathematica) did not use Lisp | The (λ) Lambda meme - all things Lisp

A usenet post by Kent M Pitman on comp.lang.lisp - Fri, 8 Nov 2002 23:29:04 GMT Subject: Re: mathematica {Did Wolfram know Macsyma and/or Lisp?] o...@cs.yorku.ca (ozan s. yigit) writes: > [fateman's interesting note on wolfram, smp, mathematica and their relation > (or lack of) to macsyma not repeated] > thanks for the historic details. it certainly clarifies some things. > [next time i see hugh,

[slowquery]

Why Wolfram Mathematica did not use Lisp

[madpiero]

ウルフラムは速度を問題視してlispではなくCを使った。ただ、悪い例のプログラムをチラ見しただけで、過度に一般化、そう判断し聞く耳持たなかったのだそう。それより、クヌース本読んだ後の傲慢な台詞がいいｗ。