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The reality is this: The world has moved on. From where, to where? You're saying nothing really. Most movement I've seen in the last 25 years has been because
by narag 3y ago
The reality is this: The world has moved on.
From where, to where? You're saying nothing really.
Most movement I've seen in the last 25 years has been because of price, ease of use for beginners, learning materials, marketing and tooling. Intrinsic qualities of the language matters only to a handful of enthusiastic early adopters that I would put in the marketing category.
IMHO Lisp lacks ease of use for beginners and tooling, it's not about the language at all.
- submeta 3y ago> From where to where? We have come a long way from a time when dynamic languages like Perl, Python, and others were not yet prevalent. Back then, Lisp stood out as a unique problem-solving tool compared to languages like Pascal or C. However, today we live in a world where we have highly capable lisps and dynamic languages that allow us to explore problems quickly and with less verbosity. In this newer world, it seems that younger generations are not inclined to deal with s-expressions. I don't believe it's solely the marketing of other tools that has made them the go-to choices.
- pfdietz 3y agoI don't think the syntax of Lisp has a damned thing to do with its uptake. Syntax complaints are the shallowest of things and objections of junior programmers are completely unimportant. What kept Lisps out are deeper issues.
- rjsw 3y agoApplications using SBCL run a lot faster than ones written in Perl or Python, that is enough reason for me to keep using Common Lisp.