Lisp seems to be optimized for writing code; Python seems to be optimized for reading it. You know what is truly optimized for writing code and not reading it?

Lisp seems to be optimized for writing code; Python seems to be optimized for reading it. You know what is truly optimized for writing code and not reading it? Mathematical notation - and for good reason, most mathematical equations are written on paper. Mathematicians use one letter variable names like (i, j, n, m, x, y, z), various Greek letters, infix notation, and other things that often makes mathematical equations incredibly hard to read, but easier to jot down on paper. Almost all programming languages, such as C, Java, Python, and Perl are influenced by this notation that although it was easy to write on paper, is not as easy to read and not nearly as easy to parse. Lisp is not nearly as easy to write on paper - and it often is harder to type - however - for any experienced Lisper it is the most readable programming language there is, hands down, because once you use it for long enough the parenthesis fade away and you can write/read code without the mental overhead that is entailed by parsing.