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Re:Running Lisp in Production (2015) by bitwize on Sunday May 24, 2020 @11:54PM (#23297611)
Oxford's definition of esoteric: "intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest."

Today, C++ is a dominant programming language. Lisp is only used in niche applications. Therefore, it is likely only to be understood by a small number of people with specialized knowledge -- hence, it is esoteric.

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Re:Running Lisp in Production (2015) by zelphirkalt on Monday May 25, 2020 @03:15AM (#23298800)
Upon conception it was neither "intended" nor "likely" "to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest" and it is still not intended that way nor likely, that only few people _can_ understand it. It is just that people choose not to take time and understand it.

I don't agree with the conclusion you draw from a definition of esoteric, that is without context anyway, taken from a natural language dictionary.

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Re:Running Lisp in Production (2015) by mapcars on Monday May 25, 2020 @09:40AM (#23300963)
>Lisp is only used in niche applications

Which niche btw?

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