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I wish people would stop saying that Lisp is not suited for the real world when there are billion dollar businesses built using Lisps (other than Clojure). It
by cscurmudgeon 11y ago
I wish people would stop saying that Lisp is not suited for the real world when there are billion dollar businesses built using Lisps (other than Clojure).
It is 2015, please let us stop the FUD at least now :)
PS: I love Java and use it for my day job. Just a few days back I was reading about AutoValue and Immutabiltiy and wishing that Java had more power that would make these hacks unnecessary. I am not saying Lisp is the greatest, but Java definitely feels like assembly when you reach the edges and one has to wait for years to get updates.
- eropple 11y agoThere are billion-dollar businesses built with PHP, too. I wouldn't use that, either. I don't like Java. I don't like Java at all. (I prefer Clojure or Scala, depending.) But I recognize why it is where it is, and Paul Graham saying Paul Graham things doesn't really change reality.
- cscurmudgeon 11y agoReality is not black and white.