> The biggest secret to Lisp is that it is actually the simplest programming language ever created---and that, coupled with its expressiveness and elegance, is

> The biggest secret to Lisp is that it is actually the simplest programming language ever created---and that, coupled with its expressiveness and elegance, is why it is favored exclusively by the best programmers in the world. This is clearly a very opinionated book. Personally I find Haskell, while perhaps not as simple, both more expressive and more elegant. But I don't imagine it is favored by the worlds best programmers.