merits of Lisp vs Python

[Paul Rubin]

"tmh" <tmh.public at gmail.com> writes:
> I've been writing code for engineering solutions for 15 years in
> various languages. I've gained more insight into coding in the last 6
> months then in the previous 15 years. Since lisp allows you to employ
> any and every programming technique, it actually requires you to
> understand the techniques well enough to apply them when appropriate.

You might try Mozart, <http://mozart-oz.org>.

> You should study lisp for at least a year, use it for some decent size
> projects. At the end of the day, even if you decide not to continue
> using it, you will be a much better coder. My bet, though, is that if
> you use it for a year, you won't want to use anything else. 

I've used Lisp for a long time and I've implemented it from scratch
(small dialects, not full CL) more than once.  There's something
primordial about it that is very satisfying to the inner urges.  But
there are higher forms of life out there these days too.

Do you know the Paul Graham piece "Beating the Averages"?  It's at:

   http://www.paulgraham.com/avg.html

The error in it is that Lisp is really just another Blub.

  http://weblog.raganwald.com/2006/10/are-we-blub-programmers.html