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I'm fairly fluent in for example regex and awk, but I'm not blind to what it looks like to someone coming into it with no experience. That doesn't mean they are

by croon 7y ago

I'm fairly fluent in for example regex and awk, but I'm not blind to what it looks like to someone coming into it with no experience. That doesn't mean they are bad programmers. There are a lot of languages, and some are closer to each other than others. Maybe you started out with an easier way into Lisp, or had a knack for it, or just spent time in it at a point when you had more motivation or time to get into it. There's more to learn in the world than people could do in a thousand lifetimes, so I wouldn't fault anyone for turning around in the door if it's something they have no interest in at the get-go.

iLemming 7y ago
I'm not trying to belittle anyone. Sometimes, I don't understand tribalism against Lisp syntax. I question its sincerity, probably because of my own indisposition towards Lisp that I carried for decades (without much rationale to support my skepticism). When I finally got to start using Lisp, I was fascinated by how much joy it brought to my work, and I hated my younger self and regretted that I have never encountered someone who would've convinced me to try it sooner.