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Edited. Didn't know that topic is so sensitive :)
by zerr 6y ago
Edited. Didn't know that topic is so sensitive :)
- phoe-krk 6y agoIt kinda is. There have been countless debates about Clojure not being a real Lisp, Scheme not being a real Lisp, Janet not being a real Lisp, Lisp not being a real Lisp, and IMO they've only created circle jerks, tons of "my Lisp has a longer cons cell than yours"-style arguments, and overall made the landscape a worse place. If you're interested, search for "is an acceptable Lisp" and/or "is not an acceptable Lisp" and read all the articles, their comment sections, and the Hacker News dumpster fires that ensued. Maybe they would be amusing if only they weren't happening in my language community.