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Re:Is Lisp still useful in today's world? (2011) by TylerE on Thursday February 21, 2013 @01:25PM (#5259069)
There are alternative's in the Python world, but they are not mutually exclusive.

Where-as in the lisp world stuff like the socket interface is DIFFERENT depending on the implementation. So you don't get to pick and choose.

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Re:Is Lisp still useful in today's world? (2011) by pavelludiq on Thursday February 21, 2013 @01:39PM (#5259168)
Compatibility libraries exist for nearly every implementation detail like the one you describe. Threads and networking being incompatible was a valid concert 15 years ago.
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Re:Is Lisp still useful in today's world? (2011) by TylerE on Thursday February 21, 2013 @01:46PM (#5259222)
It's still a layer of complication and headaches most languages just don't have.
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