Lisp (and lisps) appeals to Platonists (as you can see in this article): they are minimal and pure. Gosu is not pure nor particularly minimal: it's rooted in t

Lisp (and lisps) appeals to Platonists (as you can see in this article): they are minimal and pure. Gosu is not pure nor particularly minimal: it's rooted in the historical experience of Java software development, for better and for worse. As such, it is more of an Aristotelean language: practical, derived from experience and not particularly concerned with unification. I enjoy both languages, but I'm an Aristotle guy.