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2020-02-21 Read PG's Lisp for Web-Based ApplicationsWilliam Carroll1-1/+1
Read Paul Graham's notes about the benefits of building Viaweb with Lisp. I found it interesting how his competitors (in the 90s) were using CGI scripts to build their web applications. I wonder how much of his advice would hold true today...
2020-02-21 Read two PG essaysWilliam Carroll1-2/+2
- Programming Bottom-Up: Benefits of writing reusable utility functions and amassing a personal utility belt. Specifically how lisp makes this easier than most or all languages. - This Year We Can End the Death Penalty: Voting against the death penalty is voting against the killing of killers *and* the killing of innocent people, since some estimate that 4% of people on death row are in fact innocent.
2020-02-21 Track which Paul Graham essays I've read and haven't readWilliam Carroll1-0/+190
As I mention at the top of the org file, I cannot rely on my web browser informing me which of these essays I've read; it only shows me which of the links I've clicked.