From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Marcin Borkowski Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: [OT] An interchange with a student Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:14:08 +0200 Message-ID: <87k34hxehr.fsf@wmi.amu.edu.pl> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1412356497 20808 80.91.229.3 (3 Oct 2014 17:14:57 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 17:14:57 +0000 (UTC) To: "help-gnu-emacs\@gnu.org" Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Oct 03 19:14:51 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Xa6RN-0005PJ-GM for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:14:49 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:40334 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xa6RN-0002GS-1X for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 03 Oct 2014 13:14:49 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:46444) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xa6R7-0002G9-IL for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Oct 2014 13:14:39 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xa6R0-0007hq-G7 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Oct 2014 13:14:33 -0400 Original-Received: from msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl ([2001:808:114:2::50]:48810) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xa6R0-0007gU-96 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Oct 2014 13:14:26 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8721D5076D for ; Fri, 3 Oct 2014 19:14:23 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 6epOd6oAM3ZJ for ; Fri, 3 Oct 2014 19:14:23 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (unknown [150.254.82.60]) by msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 64FAB5076B for ; Fri, 3 Oct 2014 19:14:23 +0200 (CEST) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:808:114:2::50 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:100249 Archived-At: Hi all, this is rather off-topic, but... I teach an introductory course in mathematics for first year (= right after the high school, usually) students of computer science (something like a "precalculus" with elements of logic, set theory, probability etc.). I was talking with the students about programming languages, and (after I expressed my opinion about Java;-)) I was asked what language is better. When I answered "Lisp", I had a (more or less) following interchange with one of the students: S: You mean Scheme or some other Lisp? Me: It doesn't matter that much, though Scheme is not the best one. What Lisp do you know? S: A bit of Common Lisp. Me: Wow. And do you know about macros? S: Yes, of course. Me: Wow! Who taught you Lisp?! S: The internet. Me: And what have you read? S: "Practical Common Lisp". After some time, when I expressed my opinion about the abomination which is a computer mouse (as opposed to good ol' keyboard interfaces), the very same student asked me whether I use Emacs. How cool is that? (I know this is only tangentially on-topic, but I just had to share this with someone;-). And the sad part of the story is that I know /nobody/ in RL who would appreciate it...) Best, -- Marcin Borkowski http://octd.wmi.amu.edu.pl/en/Marcin_Borkowski Adam Mickiewicz University