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Is lisp really that good? I'm a novice 'tutorials and duct tape' programmer and I've been eyeing SICP lately as a way to hopefully gain confidence in knowing wt
by boppo1 5y ago
Is lisp really that good? I'm a novice 'tutorials and duct tape' programmer and I've been eyeing SICP lately as a way to hopefully gain confidence in knowing wtf I'm doing.
- ithrow 5y agoIt won't give you any magic wand if that's what you expect but SICP is highly recommended.
- caleb-allen 5y agoThe heart of it is that you can manipulate the AST as you use it - the structure of the language is itself data which can be acted upon. It makes for good metaprogramming which some people really like.
- vindarel 5y agoIt's way better than Python (type warnings, speed, expressivity, stability, ease of deployment…). You won't build a web app as fast though. But if you plan to build a software that lasts and is easy to maintain, I'd recommend to give it a try.