Re: Best, Simple versus Best

In article 95-03-082 Preston Briggs writes:
>The entire discussion to this point reminds me of an essay by Richard
>Gabriel (I'm sorry I don't have even a minimal reference) contrasting
>the "MIT/Stanford style of design" with the "New Jersey approach."


Ah - one my all time favorite papers!
Even if you are not interested in his views on Lisp, it is a great
essay on design.


>(BTW, I've only presented a brief summary of the first half of
>Gabriel's essay. He actually concentrates on the design of Lisp and
>makes many interesting points. If someone can give me a reference,
>even a title, for this thing, I'd be obliged.)


Lisp: Good News, Bad News, How to Win Big. Richard P. Gabriel.


Gabriel's analysis of why Lisp has failed in the marketplace -
contains his contrast of "MIT" vs "NJ" design approach.


I got a copy from one of the lisp repositories - I have fogotten
where, but I have .dvi,.ps, & .tex copies at:


<http://minsky.med.virginia.edu/sdm7g/LangCrit/gabriel/>




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