I was going to write a nuanced reply dissecting the parts of what you posted I agree with from the parts I disagree with. But I decided that would be too much m

I was going to write a nuanced reply dissecting the parts of what you posted I agree with from the parts I disagree with. But I decided that would be too much minutia. The important thing is that Java and most Lisps are in the same general performance class. People have found success with the slower performance class represented by php, python and ruby, so today it makes no sense to describe Lisp as slow. I think we're in agreement on this.