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If you're choosing a powerful but "unpopular" language, perhaps a more interesting comparison would be between lisp and, say, haskell. Sure, you're sacrificing
by jabl 9y ago
If you're choosing a powerful but "unpopular" language, perhaps a more interesting comparison would be between lisp and, say, haskell.
Sure, you're sacrificing homoiconity and macros, but you get strong static typing and purity etc.
- flavio81 9y agoTrue, but they support entirely different philosophies to software development: the "build a cathedral" (Haskell) versus "create a living organism" (Lisp), to paraphrase an Alan Perlis quote.