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RE: ++CD-ROM drive





> From: Stephen J. Turnbull [mailto:turnbull@example.com]
>
>     Darren> BTW, are there are any other languages (*) that allow you
>     Darren> to use templates (or similar) to write generic *efficient*
>     Darren> code?
>
> Lisp.
>

Hmm, he did mention *efficient* here - maybe lisp qualifies by another
standard.  Last time I checked the lisp/scheme groups they were still
talking about GC algorithms (and that after 10+ years).  Interesting topic
but it gives you an idea of some of the problems with the language.

JS


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