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Re:Whoever does not understand Lisp is doomed to reinvent it... by throwaway_exer on Sunday May 15, 2016 @01:46AM (#11699634)
> I don't get it.

1) The purpose of HN posts on Lisp is to fellate pg, nothing more.

2) One of the big reasons Lisp has failed commercially is that expert programmers create their own personal libraries, which cannot be taken to the next employer for legal reasons. So all that effort is wasted.

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Re:Whoever does not understand Lisp is doomed to reinvent it... by nothrabannosir on Sunday May 15, 2016 @03:45AM (#11699939)
Mate I like reading about lisp and I couldn't give 2 craps about pg. HN has gone beyond yc and pg quite a while ago.
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Re:Whoever does not understand Lisp is doomed to reinvent it... by codemac on Sunday May 15, 2016 @02:24AM (#11699751)
Why is #2 only true for Lisp? I've seen it true for every job I've ever had.
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Re:Whoever does not understand Lisp is doomed to reinvent it... by lmm on Sunday May 15, 2016 @03:24AM (#11699883)
In Lisp things that would be syntax in other languages are libraries instead, so the impact is bigger.
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