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I know their is an active community around Lisp and it's still used for development, but I apparently have not dug deep enough to appreciate when it's the best

I know their is an active community around Lisp and it's still used for development, but I apparently have not dug deep enough to appreciate when it's the best choice for a new project. Can someone mantion a few features or scenarios that make it the best choice for starting a new project?

shakna 10y ago
There's two places where I find LISPs useful. * Where I might prototype something in Python usually, I can build the Scheme equivalent just as fast, and thanks to Gambit or Chicken's speed and static compiling, it can grow to be bigger than just a prototype with few tradeoffs. * Anytime I need a DSL, if it isn't LISP, I find myself either disappointed by slowness, or fighting with the language. Example: HTML templates. (x-expr are great!) In short, speed and flexibility.