"I miss lisp" articles are almost as old as Lisp itself. In fact, I miss the days when nostalgic pieces about Lisp where far more eloquent, and well argued. Th

"I miss lisp" articles are almost as old as Lisp itself. In fact, I miss the days when nostalgic pieces about Lisp where far more eloquent, and well argued. The pinnacle of Lisp yearning was reached when Dick Grabriel wrote A Critique of Common Lisp, and never since has anyone opined Lisp as rightly. The decline of sentimental prose about Lisp is largely caused by the standardization of Common Lisp. Its specification at 1500 pages, people never had any time left to learn basic essay writing. The Lisp community also shares the blame for this deterioration in the expression of melancholy. The comp.lang.lisp newsgroup and its brash, unwelcoming denizens haven't exactly helped people be more wistful for Lisp in their absence.