13:39:30Xachnwoob: it integrates a lot of nice ideas in one place. if you use emacs it is very easy to write in a supportive environment. if you don't, it's still pretty nice.
13:39:41schweersdlowe: yeah, it’s also a pile of checkboxes of mistakes (not) made :D
13:41:15schweerslearning is something you don’t have to justify
13:41:36schweersI still want to properly learn and understand (and possibly implement) forth. That doesn’t mean I want to use it every day.
13:41:40Xachnwoob: the reason doesn't have to be that good, though! "i was curious" or "paul graham told me it would give me a secret weapon for writing web sites" is fine.
13:42:11nwoobYeah Paul Graham, i'm here because i read that blog post
13:42:22dlowe"I like learning things in the expectation that a broader mind is a more effective mind"
13:42:38Xachthat's how i got started, and even though now i think he is a real dud with weird views about common lisp, i'm glad i got started