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by tmtvl 1254 days ago
I like that analogy, a programming language without brackets is like a house without walls, and nil is an empty house.
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As I said, the analogy works.

But the house bedroom bathroom kitchen bit is more important than the (((()))).

Maybe I'm thinking about this too much (read, I am thinking about this too much) but maybe the data / use is more important than the structure

Life, like brackets, is about balance. Four walls with a roof don't make a home, but a bed, cupboard, toilet, stove, table, chairs, and bath set up out in the open don't make much of a home either. The internals need the structure just as much as the structure needs the internals.