The unstated question Yegge is answering in that essay (http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2006/04/lisp-is-not-acceptable-lisp.html http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com

The unstated question Yegge is answering in that essay (http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2006/04/lisp-is-not-acceptable-lisp.html http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2006/04/lisp-is-not-acceptab...) is "Should Industry™ choose lisp", and his answer is no. The unstated question Tim Daly is answering is "Can you, as a lisper, complete projects for Industry™", and the answer is yes. The two essays are answering two different questions, and they're both "right".