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Father of Lisp and AI John McCarthy has died
From http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10...mccarthy_dies/
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RIP John McCarthy.
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May the source be with you! |
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(John McCarthy) With all due respect. Lisp is wickedly cool. |
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You are actually 100% right. That is the way I was brought up to think about the death. In stead of being sad about him that we should celebrate his work. His ideas are definitely as alive as they were half a century ago. |
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While I agree with CS and ocicat, it seems to be a time for losing living legends :'(.
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