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I really like Lisp. I also have the impression that the people talking about Lisp a lot are writing far more prose than code. There are maybe 10 exceptions to t
by gaze 5y ago
I really like Lisp. I also have the impression that the people talking about Lisp a lot are writing far more prose than code. There are maybe 10 exceptions to this, those being Nikodemus, Shirakumo, Stylewarning, Christian Schafmeister, Borodust, and some others. It's a really cool group -- everyone is super nice and very productive and generally helpful.
That said, there's a nostalgia for this language that I wish we could do away with. If people would just shut up and write Lisp and so we can have a healthier library ecosystem, or just shut up and not, I think we'd be in a better place. If it's so productive, where's all the fruits of that productivity (outside of the list of people I mentioned?)
Also FFS, and I rant about this once every 4 months, LispWorks pricing structure just makes me angry every time I think about it -- and I've heard all the excuses, some make more sense than others, but they do nothing to make me less angry.