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> Languages with Java-like syntax are taught in schools, and Lisp typically isn't. Er, my experience is that Lisp or Scheme is taught in literally every CS cou
by toyg 3y ago
> Languages with Java-like syntax are taught in schools, and Lisp typically isn't.
Er, my experience is that Lisp or Scheme is taught in literally every CS course out there. Not high-school maybe, but then again in high-school you typically don't get Java either - maybe Scratch, maybe Python.
I know on HN it's fashionable to be pro-LISP, but "it's not taught" is not one of the reasons LISP is not popular.
- satvikpendem 3y agoI never learned Lisp in my college and I don't know anyone who has, besides MIT friends.
- everforward 3y agoIt wasn't on my curriculum, and I've only worked with one person who was remotely familiar with Lisp. I've worked with more people that know Haskell than Lisp (though that seems like an outlier, I would guess Lisp/Scheme is still more popular than Haskell). It's totally possible that I'm an outlier or that it's regional, but I haven't seen any indication that Lisp is commonly known.