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Beware the Lisp Alien!
“To most programmers, Lisp seems like an entirely alien language at first- One thing that I think the Lisp community has failed to do is convince other programmers that this strangeness is not an arbitrary obstacle, but a necessary adjustment that imparts great power to programmers that would otherwise be unattainable. The alien Lisp mascot and quirky logo designs are designed to accentuate the awesome (and, to most people, alien) power that Lisp languages have- At the same time, they show how fun Lisp programming tends to be and that Lisp has wide appeal far beyond the stuffy academia it is sometimes wrongly associated with.”
I couldn’t resist. When do you ever get to take Lisp lightly? I’m glad I survived it partially unscathed!
But Barski’s right though: give Lisp a chance. Like Math, you can’t let your fear of it overwhelm you. It won’t run short of your expectations, and will cause you twice the stress if you let it take over you.
I’ll post it at another blog. Eventually…
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