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Re:A Tour of Lisps by tharne on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @10:10AM (#39190958)
> When you're running a business, you don't care about any of that beauty or flexibility. You want code which is quick and easy to write, trivial to read, and understandable by even the worst programmer in your company.

This is exactly right, I don't know why so many people still fail to grasp this concept.

Re:A Tour of Lisps by nxobject on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @02:29PM (#39194514)
I find that a good analogy is the AK-47. As with AK-47s, the surrounding ecosystem is an advantage all of its own.