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Re:Lisp as a Vehicle for Rapid Prototyping (1997) by ken on Friday August 30, 2019 @08:17PM (#20843884)
Which part relevant to this article has changed? Python/Ruby still don't have a condition system. They don't have macros. Python added optional declarations recently but the compiler doesn't use them for optimization (or anything else). Generic functions are available as an add-on library, but aren't terribly well integrated. They both have separate debuggers which don't use their own language for debugging.

Python/Ruby do have dynamic redefinition and higher-order functions and a couple other nifty features, but most of the features I see on this page are still unique to Lisp.

Re:Lisp as a Vehicle for Rapid Prototyping (1997) by aidenn0 on Saturday August 31, 2019 @05:10PM (#20848803)
- It is comprehensive.

- It supports modular design.

- It supports interactive development, debugging, and update.

These things are true of Ruby and Python in a way that they are not for C, C++, or to a lesser extent TCL.