Most programmers I've known learn whatever languages they're taught in school and then learn new languages are required by their jobs. So even if a "median pro

Most programmers I've known learn whatever languages they're taught in school and then learn new languages are required by their jobs. So even if a "median programmer" is terrified by Lisp, if they work somewhere that uses Lisp and have to learn it, then they will. I introduced Python to my workplace simply by using it on a project for which it was the best choice, which forced some of my co-workers to later start learning it. Thus, the lack of a batteries-included Lisp might well be more significant than a fear of s-expressions. Hopefully Arc will one day reach the point where I can sneak it into my workplace as I have done for Python. At that point the fear of s-expressions will hopefully be irrelevant.