And this comment is asked every time a Common Lisp submission comes up. Perhaps go and read prior answers? > If Lisp is so good, why isn’t its use more widespr

And this comment is asked every time a Common Lisp submission comes up. Perhaps go and read prior answers? > If Lisp is so good, why isn’t its use more widespread? What does "good" and "widespread" have to do with each other? Mildly orthogonal concerns. As a tech junkie, one experience that has been consistent all my life is "the best stuff is almost never widespread". When I was in to digital cameras, the "best" camera was rarely the widespread one - both pre-DSLR and after. The best file management utility is not the widespread one. The best radio is not the widespread one. The best TV is not the widespread one. The best SW for a task is often not the most widespread one. I know I'm not answering the question. Instead, I want you to ponder the faulty premise in your question. Instead of tying your question to "widespread", why not simply ask why people like Common Lisp so much? It's like asking "If that job is so awesome, why doesn't it pay well?"