> if lisp is that good why aren't more people using it?
Rewrites being uncommon, companies use the language that they started in. Start-ups use hyped languages that are considered good for the job in the current environment, in order to attract interest and inspire trust in their judgement.
Languages that were frowned upon can go back into favour; JS did. However, it only did so thanks to both the success of the platform it was on and a functional language committee. Lisp has neither, and is therefore unlikely to rise to fame.
If a company made a platform which recommended Lisp, and if a language committee rose to modernize the language and stifle innovation, it would start getting hype. I cannot see the future, but it seems unlikely, regardless of its technical merit.
Rewrites being uncommon, companies use the language that they started in. Start-ups use hyped languages that are considered good for the job in the current environment, in order to attract interest and inspire trust in their judgement.
Languages that were frowned upon can go back into favour; JS did. However, it only did so thanks to both the success of the platform it was on and a functional language committee. Lisp has neither, and is therefore unlikely to rise to fame.
If a company made a platform which recommended Lisp, and if a language committee rose to modernize the language and stifle innovation, it would start getting hype. I cannot see the future, but it seems unlikely, regardless of its technical merit.