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Re:Steel Bank Common Lisp by submeta on Saturday July 01, 2023 @10:45AM (#36550652)
> From where to where?

We have come a long way from a time when dynamic languages like Perl, Python, and others were not yet prevalent. Back then, Lisp stood out as a unique problem-solving tool compared to languages like Pascal or C. However, today we live in a world where we have highly capable lisps and dynamic languages that allow us to explore problems quickly and with less verbosity. In this newer world, it seems that younger generations are not inclined to deal with s-expressions. I don't believe it's solely the marketing of other tools that has made them the go-to choices.

Re:Steel Bank Common Lisp by pfdietz on Saturday July 01, 2023 @11:21AM (#36551080)
I don't think the syntax of Lisp has a damned thing to do with its uptake. Syntax complaints are the shallowest of things and objections of junior programmers are completely unimportant. What kept Lisps out are deeper issues.
Re:Steel Bank Common Lisp by rjsw on Saturday July 01, 2023 @01:02PM (#36552174)
Applications using SBCL run a lot faster than ones written in Perl or Python, that is enough reason for me to keep using Common Lisp.