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It's true and is why apple succedeed so much : make things easier for the mass. The lisp community refused, and has a serious elitist taste that you can even f
by sametmax 8y ago
It's true and is why apple succedeed so much : make things easier for the mass.
The lisp community refused, and has a serious elitist taste that you can even feel in the comments.
I'm ok with it, but you must accept the price of this is peopme leaving, or not comming in the first place.
To me it seems an acceptable deal. Plus you can't have your cake eat it.
- kamaal 8y agoProgramming is not easy. Its at-least as difficult as things you try to do with it. A bit like Math. You can't get simpler because you have to work with the reality it models. The thing with languages like Python. They will lower the bar for entry, but they will keep you at the beginner stage all along the stay. That's OK. Programming isn't a monolith, we already have several layers of programmers based on the complexity of the task they solve. So Lisp will have its own place, so will languages like Haskell and F#. Its also upto the programmer to decide at which layers they like to work.
- sametmax 8y agoYou can still learn python after 10 years of it. It's a language with a gentle learning curve, yes, but a long one. Don't confuse the fact it gives you quick productivity with being shallow. Lisp is espacially deep, so i won't dare to compare the 2, but python has way more under the belt that it's reputation. Which is great : only learn what you need at the moment you need it. Then curioisity can take you ahead if you wish.