Actually I intended my comment to be taken in two ways - a. really in appreciation of Hungary for all of its contributions to mathematics and the mathematical

Actually I intended my comment to be taken in two ways - a. really in appreciation of Hungary for all of its contributions to mathematics and the mathematical sciences. b. I wished to hint that if the author wanted, the same article could've been about Hungary instead of lisp. Instead of asking "what makes lisp so great at this kind of stuff?" the question could've been "what makes Hungary so great at this kind of stuff?", with a badge saying "Made in Hungary". We always focus on the things we want to focus on as causes don't we?