I don't know ruby, so I can't answer your question directly. But I can ask you one: why not just learn a lisp? You don't have to learn a whole language to kno

I don't know ruby, so I can't answer your question directly. But I can ask you one: why not just learn a lisp? You don't have to learn a whole language to know what makes people like it. Working at it for a week or two, in you free time, would probably be enough for you to settle the question permanently. Lisp doesn't have to be a search for nirvana.