I think this is relevant (and very interesting in its own right): Peter Norvig discusses Python vs. Lisp as a pedagogical language: http://norvig.com/python-lis

I think this is relevant (and very interesting in its own right): Peter Norvig discusses Python vs. Lisp as a pedagogical language: http://norvig.com/python-lisp.html http://norvig.com/python-lisp.html