Re:Using Lisp at Paragent
by plinkplonk on Thursday October 25, 2007 @10:29PM
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' "Any time I hear someone say "Lisp would be popular except for problem X" I think of some other computer language that became popular despite problem X.'
In the absence of corporate backing (java , c#) , to become popular, a language needs a BDFL leading an open source implementation effort, who knows how to enthuse, manage and coordinate contributors.
The whole "standardization by comittee" is an anachronism (in the absence of corportae backing,, and imho). Not to mention the misanthropic lisp "community" that hangs out on comp.lang.lisp.
And libraries. Lots of them.
And/Or a "killer app" that drives adoption.
Also XML didn't succeed as a programming language. Lisp Vs Xml isn't a proper comparison.
In the absence of corporate backing (java , c#) , to become popular, a language needs a BDFL leading an open source implementation effort, who knows how to enthuse, manage and coordinate contributors.
The whole "standardization by comittee" is an anachronism (in the absence of corportae backing,, and imho). Not to mention the misanthropic lisp "community" that hangs out on comp.lang.lisp.
And libraries. Lots of them. And/Or a "killer app" that drives adoption.
Also XML didn't succeed as a programming language. Lisp Vs Xml isn't a proper comparison.