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		zrkrlc on June 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Lisp Syntax Works Minor nitpick, but weren't the best of these calculators (i.e. the HP ones with RPN) postfix instead of prefix?

thesuperbigfrog on June 5, 2023 [–]

>> weren't the best of these calculators (i.e. the HP ones with RPN) postfix instead of prefix?

Yes. RPN is more like Forth than Lisp.

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