merits of Lisp vs Python

[Kaz Kylheku]

rurpy at yahoo.com wrote:
> Well, having read a lot of this thread, I can see one of the
> reasons why the software profession might want to avoid
> lispies.  With advocacy like this, who needs detractors?

And thus your plan for breaking into the software profession is ... to
develop Usenet advocacy skills.

``That guy we just interviewed, I don't know. Perfect score on the C++
test, lots of good architectural knowledge, but he seems to care more
about being correct than convincing people. He'd be fine for now, but
what does that say about his ability when the crunch comes, and he's
called upon to ... advocate?''