I think the point to take home here is that LISP has a rich set of functions and building blocks around lists. Indeed, if you have something you want to do to

I think the point to take home here is that LISP has a rich set of functions and building blocks around lists. Indeed, if you have something you want to do to a list, that function probably already exists. Contrasted with many other languages that are catching up, but sometimes have surprising amount of boilerplate to process data.