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Aug 18, 2011 at 20:20 history edited Michael K CC BY-SA 3.0
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Feb 24, 2011 at 15:39 answer added Mike Dunlavey timeline score: 8
Feb 7, 2011 at 22:35 comment added glenatron I would find it more useful to master Lisp than to master Cobol.
Feb 7, 2011 at 20:27 comment added Matthieu M. There is a difference between a widely used language and a useful one. A language that explores new areas is generally not used, but may contribute to all in the long term. On the other hand, Java is useless, since it doesn't bring anything new to the table (even though it's definitely a successful language by all accounts).
Feb 7, 2011 at 19:54 comment added mouviciel Lisp is a wonderful language. But nobody uses it except some Emacs gurus. Even AI experts use C and C++. Even Cobol is more useful today.
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Feb 7, 2011 at 16:33 comment added Frank Shearar @mouviciel it depends a whole lot on what exactly you mean by "successful". Is it used by the majority of programmers? No. Has it been around, in use, a long time? Yes - 50 years and counting. Have most modern languages stolen a whole pile of useful features from it? Yes. (Can languages steal even more from the Lisp languages? Yes!)
Feb 7, 2011 at 16:04 history edited Michael K CC BY-SA 2.5
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Feb 7, 2011 at 16:04 comment added Michael K @mouviciel: I don't claim that it is. I only state that it provides that functionality I describe.
Feb 7, 2011 at 16:01 comment added mouviciel It is not clear to me what problem this paradigm solves. By the way, LISP is not an example of a successful language.
Feb 7, 2011 at 15:59 answer added Nerian timeline score: 5
Feb 7, 2011 at 15:57 comment added user7043 It sure has a huge mind blowing potential.
Feb 7, 2011 at 15:49 history asked Michael K CC BY-SA 2.5