Thanks for the reply. I'm actually in the same boat as you. I'd like to use CL and Clojure as they are definitely faster than Python (I don't think Jython or Py

Thanks for the reply. I'm actually in the same boat as you. I'd like to use CL and Clojure as they are definitely faster than Python (I don't think Jython or PyPy are actual solutions if you want all your code to run 10x faster). I've read several Lisp books and you never seem to get to the power of what you get in 3 chapters of Python or Perl. Granted, Lisp has super powers, but not sure if worth it. Damien Conway got interviewed by a Linux magazine awhile back (years) and goes over some of this. I keep waiting for someone to release a Lisp that takes off, but they all have big problems that make getting started a huge pain. Clojure needs you to understand Java, Emacs, Leinegein...etc.