> I'm somewhat disheartening because it implies that learning Lisp might be redundant given that contemporary languages have already incorporated its best aspects.
Indeed, Lisp is no longer as revelatory as it once was, since many innovations have been adopted, even surpassed in specific cases. Still, no other language gives you the total package. The environment is far more than the sum of its features list. CL just gets out of your way and allows you to think about problems not programming.
Indeed, Lisp is no longer as revelatory as it once was, since many innovations have been adopted, even surpassed in specific cases. Still, no other language gives you the total package. The environment is far more than the sum of its features list. CL just gets out of your way and allows you to think about problems not programming.