[racket] [BULK] Fundamentals

Ah. Then the answers are "scripting" and "compiled". Unless they want
to hear "programming" and "compiled". Basically any of the four
possible answers are all correct (insomuch as the questions actually
make sense).

Robby

On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 3:23 PM, Richard Cleis <rcleis at mac.com> wrote:
> Ok. But...  Carrions de Dwimmerlaik provide funding; they want answers to
> these questions.
>
> RAC
>
> On Oct 14, 2010, at 2:16 PM, Robby Findler <robby at eecs.northwestern.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> 'Begone foul dwimmerlaik, lord of carrion! Leave the dead in peace!'
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 2:56 PM, namekuseijin <namekuseijin at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> he would probably look at you funny and point you to Amazon.com and
>>> some deep obscure Lord of the Rings passage.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Richard Cleis <rcleis at mac.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> How would he respond to questions that I must answer: "You use Racket?
>>>> For scripting or for programming? Is Racket interpreted or compiled?"
>>>>
>>>> rac
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 14, 2010, at 12:51 PM, namekuseijin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Richard Cleis <rcleis at mac.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As someone who doesn't know better, I like your post.  Can you explain
>>>>>> 'script' ?
>>>>>
>>>>> as Larry Wall put it:
>>>>> "Suppose you went back to Ada Lovelace and asked her the difference
>>>>> between a script and a program. She'd probably look at you funny, then
>>>>> say something like: Well, a script is what you give the actors, but a
>>>>> program is what you give the audience. That Ada was one sharp lady..."
>>>>>
>>>>> source:
>>>>> http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Larry_Wall#The_State_of_the_Onion_11
>>>>
>>>>
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