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Why do you assume people don't release software in Common Lisp? When you buy a piece of no one writes on the packaging "we did this in C++!" or "We did this in
by anonjon 17y ago
Why do you assume people don't release software in Common Lisp?
When you buy a piece of no one writes on the packaging "we did this in C++!" or "We did this in Java!" Why would you expect a big "Common Lisp!" sticker on the packaging? The deliverable is machine code, not source code. The customer doesn't care what the source is written in.
- gaius 17y agoBecause people don't write C++ or Java or Python "success stories". When someone ships an app in Lisp, they blog about it and it gets posted here. If Lisp were widely used, it would not be newsworthy.
- lispm 17y agoI don't think you hear much about the 'real' Lisp apps. I have for example never seen anything about Amazon's use of Lisp. But they use it. Did you ever read something about the applications that schedule airport operations? Or did you ever hear about SISCOG's software ( http://www.siscog.com/ http://www.siscog.com/ ) who develop most of their software in Lisp? Their products are used to schedule the crews of public transport systems (trains) in major cities and states. Ever read blog posts about those?