Lisp's reputation is so bad that many people don't even take a look at Lisp

Re:Lisp's reputation is so bad that many people don't even t... by plinkplonk on Tuesday April 07, 2009 @08:13AM (#550756)

"Visualworks Smalltalk,"

Doesn't VW have a "pay us x % of your revenue forever" license (http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/userblogs/cincom/blogView?con...)?

I am curious as to why any startup would want to accept these terms.

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Re:Lisp's reputation is so bad that many people don't even t... by miked on Tuesday April 07, 2009 @12:07PM (#551130)

Well, I'm not thrilled about it. But getting something out the door is the key. Enjoying the development experience is #2. I can live with a 6% vig for the Cincom guys.

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Re:Lisp's reputation is so bad that many people don't even t... by icey on Tuesday April 07, 2009 @12:35PM (#551194)

Out of curiosity, have you checked out Pharo? It just seems nuts to me to agree to give away such a huge percentage of revenue just for your development stack.

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Re:Lisp's reputation is so bad that many people don't even t... by miked on Wednesday April 08, 2009 @10:29PM (#553804)

I hadn't heard of Pharo before. Thanks for the link. It looks like it might be interesting and I'll keep an eye in it.

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