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One Thing About Lisp That Is Better Than Other Languages
<p>Ruby:</p>
<pre><code>>> 850/550
=> 1
</code></pre>
<p>Python:</p>
<pre><code>>>> 850/550
1
</code></pre>
<p>JavaScript:</p>
<pre><code>>>> 850/550
1.5454545454545454
</code></pre>
<p>Perl:</p>
<pre><code>perl -e 'print 850/550'
1.54545454545455p
</code></pre>
<p>Lisp:</p>
<pre><code>[1]> (/ 850 550)
17/11
</code></pre>
<p>Ruby:</p>
<pre><code>>> 850/550
=> 1
</code></pre>
<p>Python:</p>
<pre><code>>>> 850/550
1
</code></pre>
<p>JavaScript:</p>
<pre><code>>>> 850/550
1.5454545454545454
</code></pre>
<p>Perl:</p>
<pre><code>perl -e 'print 850/550'
1.54545454545455p
</code></pre>
<p>Lisp:</p>
<pre><code>[1]> (/ 850 550)
17/11
</code></pre>