Tools like Emacs and Common Lisp are exactly the kind that I actively seek. I needed novice friendly tools four years ago when I was starting with python, I don

Tools like Emacs and Common Lisp are exactly the kind that I actively seek. I needed novice friendly tools four years ago when I was starting with python, I don't need them anymore. You're a novice only once, you're an expert for life. I was already playing around with Scheme and Clojure for at leas two years when I started learning Common Lisp, very few things have been exceptionally hard or foreign for me, loop was definitely not one of them. That's the reason I get so hot-headed about these kinds of things. I have invested a lot in bettering my self as a programmer. Articles like this one insult years of hard work, and my own effort is just a very small part of it. People have been building these tools and communities for 50 years before I even knew what a computer was, dismissing it so lightheartedly pisses me off. I only hope others understand. Maybe I just have too high standards. Comes with being young I guess :)