branching out from the Lisp world often feels like branching out on a random path from Rome in its glory days might have felt like - filthy, stinking barbarians

branching out from the Lisp world often feels like branching out on a random path from Rome in its glory days might have felt like - filthy, stinking barbarians abound in all directions A rather apt analogy, as it was those filthy, stinking barbarians (and their descendants) who were mostly responsible for the renaissance, the enlightenment, and modern western society. If biology has taught us nothing else, it's that a monoculture is always at risk.