[Gardeners] Possible FAQ question: The myth about Lisp code being 'write only'

[Larry Clapp]

On 2006-06-24, Paul Driver wrote:
>> > I'd never heard this myth. 
>> 
>> I've never heard this myth either.
>
> Not only have I heard of it, it was a pearl of wisdom I recieved in
> my programming languages class at college.  This smug denouncement
> is fairly prominent amongst the ignoramuses who attend my
> university.

So what, dare I even ask, do these giants of computer science think of
Perl?  :)

(Mind you, I *like* Perl, but it comes up pretty regularly in a Google
for "write only".  :)

-- L