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>the vast majority of programmers have made it clear that they DO NOT want to READ code in S-expression format I don't think this is true. I don't know of many

>the vast majority of programmers have made it clear that they DO NOT want to READ code in S-expression format I don't think this is true. I don't know of many people (who actually use Lisp -- meaning they took the time to read a book and build a smallish, mostly complete project) who are actually bothered by reading s-expressions. They do take some getting used to, but I really don't see the problem. s-expressions scare newcomers, but eventually it isn't an issue. It's just different.

kazinator 8y ago
The vast majority of programmers make it clear that they don't want to use anything but the one of the several popular languages du jour, regardless of what that language looks like, and of what any other language looks like. There is hardly anything familiar to complete neophytes in any programming language. Beyond simple arithmetic expressions like a * b + c (where the use of asterisk for multiplication is already unfamiliar) and function notation f(x, y), everything else is new. Some languages with awful syntax have enjoyed popularity. If you clone the salient features of a popular language to make a new language, you will not automatically end up with a popular language. "Off brand" versions of popular languages largely languish in unpopularity.