> If you extend it with your own syntax, it becomes a different language. No. This is exactly what Lisp is for. If you're not transforming it into hundreds of

> If you extend it with your own syntax, it becomes a different language. No. This is exactly what Lisp is for. If you're not transforming it into hundreds of small DSLs (with their own syntax and a wide variety of semantic properties), then you're not using it right, and missing on all of its expressive power. In such case, yes, you may get rightfully puzzled, what all the Lisp buzz is about if it's just all the same stuff, but with an ugly syntax.