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I've said it before, I'll say it again. Your definition of "Lisp" excludes Common Lisp. Precisely the same criticism of "kitchen-sink syndrome" was levelled a

I've said it before, I'll say it again. Your definition of "Lisp" excludes Common Lisp. Precisely the same criticism of "kitchen-sink syndrome" was levelled at CL back in the day. I don't see how a definition of "Lisp" that excludes Common Lisp is useful. How do you find this definition useful? You bring it up with remarkable regularity when Clojure is mentioned, presumably you find some value in it?

marshray 13y ago
Lisp was the discovery of a set of a few simple concepts so elegant they give us a transcendental way of thinking about programs. But then people built religions around their own embodiments of the concepts. Eventually the infighting started and it is still driving most folks away. Occasionally, a pragmatist like Hickey comes along and says "hey look how useful this can be". Another generation of programmers takes a look at Lisp. Where will it go this time?Can Lisp be saved from the Lispers?