Re:The Liberating Experience of Common Lisp
by ds9soft on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @12:16PM
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I didn't give any career advice at all. Why did you think this was it? My career advice would be to keep developing in whatever established and practical language you are using and get paid to use if that's what you want.
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Re:The Liberating Experience of Common Lisp
by allknowingfrog on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @12:40PM
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Ah, then I accept your advice. I happen to like programming, but I also view it as a practical skill and a means to an end. That's the lens through which I was viewing your post. If your central point was that you personally enjoy Lisp, then I don't have an opinion one way or the other.
Re:The Liberating Experience of Common Lisp
by ds9soft on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @01:12PM
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I also view it a as practical skill. I'm paid to write in a practical language which is mutating into a monster I no longer consider fun to write in.
But as I started a new project which eventually could be a business, then I can use whatever language I want, as long as it's practical for my use case. Why would I use any other language than one that I already know and like? It would make no sense. If you were to start your project, you would probably pick a language you enjoy using, rather than the one you are paid to use, unless it happens to be the same.