C++ versus LISP: a case study

Authors:
Howard Trickey
Affiliations:
AT & T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ
Venue:
ACM SIGPLAN Notices
Year:
1988

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Abstract

A large application program was simultaneously coded in both C++ and Lisp. This note compares the two implementations. The conclusion is that programming in the two languages takes roughly the same amount of time and effort, but C++ seems better for a number of reasons.