3 ms·
Ask PG: Have there ever been any YC startups that used Lisp/Scheme?
- slater 14y agoReddit?
- Toph 14y agoReddit == Python now It started on Lisp but moved away.
- ankurdhama 14y agoI guess Clojure will be prefered Lisp/Scheme for most startups.
- aerique 14y agoWhy does this question matter to you?
- wendsday 14y agoWhy does it matter to you why this question matters to me?
- dventimi 14y agoIf you'll indulge a rephrasing of your question as, "Why does this question matter to anyone?", then I would answer, "Because I like Lisp and Scheme, would enjoy using it in a start up, but worry that it would introduce problems. Therefore, I would like to know from someone (PG) well-positioned to evaluate the situation if he has any successful case studies."
- aerique 14y agoIs this really a position you're in right now? I'm mostly Common Lisp focused and just by being part of the community I see enough successful examples come by. I'm on mobile right now but if you want I can post some examples later.
- dventimi 14y agoYes, except that I'm not about to do a startup in Common Lisp or in anything else anytime soon. But why do you care what my position is, and why does it matter why the OP posted the question?
- aerique 14y agoIf you were in this position I could try and help. Lisp is by far my favourite family of languages and any new success stories would be great. However, and this answers your second question, I did not understand why this question was important to the OP. I do not know but assume the most important thing for a YC company is the founders, their background, their product and their passion. Whichever programming language they use is of no consequence at all IMHO. (Unless we're talking Brainfuck or Malbolge.)