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> I moved to Clojure and wouldn't even think of going back. It's always amusing to watch programmers arguing for superiority of their favorite language(s) over
by iLemming 2y ago
> I moved to Clojure and wouldn't even think of going back.
It's always amusing to watch programmers arguing for superiority of their favorite language(s) over others, often bashing language features without clearly understanding their purpose.
And it is especially amusing to watch Lispers trying to argue with each other. "I chose Scheme", "I picked Clojure", "I moved to CL"... etc.
Bruh, I move from one Lisp to another based on my current needs. It's harder for me to choose new shoes than switching between Lisp dialects. Once you learn any Lisp to a sufficient level, the mental overhead between Lisps becomes almost negligible - it feels like practically operating the same language.
Sure, each Lisp is unique and they all have different flavors, but seriously, shouldn't we celebrate the diversity and be happy that we have at least one Lisp for every platform?
@jwr This isn't meant as criticism of your comment. I'm not arguing at all with what you wrote; Clojure is my favorite Lisp flavor as well. I'm just taking a sentence out of context and using it as a cue for my rant - don't be mad, we're cool.
- jwr 2y agoYes, I think this is perpendicular to my comment. I stopped arguing about language superiority a long time ago, my comments were intended to reflect my own journey only.