I sense it would be way more entertaining to learn how to make a language with clang, learning BNF notation, understanding LL and LR parsing, than learning lisp

I sense it would be way more entertaining to learn how to make a language with clang, learning BNF notation, understanding LL and LR parsing, than learning lisp or haskel. That way you quickly overwhelm zealous and eager students so they can calm down and stick with the languages normal people use, and stop with those usual functional rabbit holes.