Re:Practical Common Lisp (2009)
by kamaal on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @04:08AM
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>>The best techniques for using the language
That is good, but availability of Libraries are better.
Let's face it. Most people can't use even basic programming features well. When programming went mainstream we traded art for plumbing. What matters now is being able to talk to http end points, working with databases, message buses and myriad of other backend interfaces.
To have widespread adoption you have to do library stuff well, and then may be other features will matter.
Perl is an interesting use case in this regards. The language is very 'functional programming language like' in nature but has a very practical focus for common people, while providing the powerful features for advanced users.
That is good, but availability of Libraries are better.
Let's face it. Most people can't use even basic programming features well. When programming went mainstream we traded art for plumbing. What matters now is being able to talk to http end points, working with databases, message buses and myriad of other backend interfaces.
To have widespread adoption you have to do library stuff well, and then may be other features will matter.
Perl is an interesting use case in this regards. The language is very 'functional programming language like' in nature but has a very practical focus for common people, while providing the powerful features for advanced users.