I'm going to finalize this post tonight but in the meantime I want to elucidate the main point before the discussion gets off-topic. I was really trying to wri

I'm going to finalize this post tonight but in the meantime I want to elucidate the main point before the discussion gets off-topic. I was really trying to write more about the fact that the implementations and communities we have (which are often harped on) are sufficient. The problem is a lack of community formed around sharing code and building tools, libraries, etc which I feel could be solved by a module system. It's a sociological issue. My Common Lisp comment was off-the-cuff but not meant to be as judgmental as it sounded. As I've said, it's an impression but I'll write more about the later. Let's keep the focus on how to solve the problem of sharing code between lisps. That's what I see as the big thing holding lisps (of all stripes) back.