I told a friend how I was going to implement my next project in Lisp. He immediately thought I was nuts to do so -- that it would never get acquired or it would

I told a friend how I was going to implement my next project in Lisp. He immediately thought I was nuts to do so -- that it would never get acquired or it would be too hard to hire people to work on when it grows. All of the tried-and-true objections to using Lisp for a "real" project. Then I read an article like this and realize I've been explaining it all wrong. This is a great read and a real eye-opener.