The ethos that compelled PG to write HN in lisp is what matters, not the actual usage of lisp itself. That ethos lives on, in various forms. I also offer you a

The ethos that compelled PG to write HN in lisp is what matters, not the actual usage of lisp itself. That ethos lives on, in various forms. I also offer you an old saying we have all heard many times: There are 2 kinds of languages: ones that everyone complains about and ones that nobody uses.