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The answer for how to find out whether Lisp has practical benefits for you rather than only theoretical benefits is to... force yourself to write some practical
by frou_dh 7y ago
The answer for how to find out whether Lisp has practical benefits for you rather than only theoretical benefits is to... force yourself to write some practical projects (non-toy)!
[...and additionally maybe expend the effort to absorb a sizeable practical codebase that others have written]
Maybe the answer to the question will ultimately be "It's not for me", but an experiential approach is the only way to reach an answer that is satisfying.
- khaledh 7y agoThis is generally a good way to learn things, as I learn best by doing. But, when approaching a new language or framework, I need some practical guidance on building applications using that language/framework. Ideally I'm looking for the equivalent of Michael Hartl's Ruby on Rails Tutorial. I'm not a ruby/rails developer, but I did follow his tutorial and it was one of the best guides I've followed (pedagogically speaking).