Thanks very much for your response. I don't think it's odd because this article (even with it's length) would probably benefit people coming from entirely different environments. They might know something about programming but need some help grasping the fundamental differences between writing programs in say C# vs. Lisp or Python.

Oddly enough, after reading his article and letting is sink in a little bit more, I was able to understand your writing better. That's no fault of yours, I just think it's a little bit of a shortcut to getting over that initial confusion.

Thanks.