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Your argument amounts to "I know Python better than Lisp." And it may be true that because most languages and especially most popular languages are like Python
by fusiongyro 14y ago
Your argument amounts to "I know Python better than Lisp." And it may be true that because most languages and especially most popular languages are like Python that you have a head start. But it doesn't mean that Lisp is insensible or harder to read. It just means you have less experience reading it.
I say this as a decent Haskell programmer, and a very poor Lisper. There was a time I found Haskell code so unbelievably befuddling I thought it was a prank. Now I know it, so I know what to expect and I can read it as easily as Java. Lisp remains harder for me, like you, but it's a matter of practice.