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Sure, common lisp is not the best language for "connect the dots" style web development, but people are using it to write webapps. If you don't know the languag
by pavelludiq 16y ago
Sure, common lisp is not the best language for "connect the dots" style web development, but people are using it to write webapps. If you don't know the language, and you're ignorant of the options and tools, you will not be spoon-fed. If you need a way to glue a bunch of ready made components without spending too much time learning your tools and environment, python|ruby IS the better choice.
But of course web development might not be a sufficiently hard problem for CL to yield a significant benefit over python. Also, combining them is also an option, write your hard stuff in CL, let your less experienced programmers write the web interface in Django. Its a matter of what works for you, i guess.
- parfe 16y agoWhy am I not surprised your response is unhelpful yet pompous. It's what Lisp Does™
- pavelludiq 16y agoYour comment didn't indicate to me that you needed help. I'll try to be helpful, but i can't do anything about the pompousness, sorry. :D So, how can I help you?
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- parfe 16y agoYou've already declared web frameworks below Lisps's station. I'm not sure you can help me. Obviously the problems I want a language to help me solve are no concern of yours.
- gaius 16y agoThe truth is that anyone smart enough to use C++ for real work is certainly smart enough to use Lisp, and they don't, and it would be worth figuring out why. It's definitely not the syntax. Not to mention that ViaWeb is a website... Was that not sufficiently hard a problem?