In 2023, the author explored various Lisp dialects for their programming needs. Their interest in Elixir, frustration with Rust, and inspiration from a talk by Jack Rusher led them to delve into Lisps such as Guile, Common Lisp, Fennel, Clojure, and Emacs Lisp. Each Lisp had its own strengths and weaknesses, but the author found beauty and simplicity in the syntax and embraced the interactive development environment offered by Lisps. They also discovered the joy of debugging in real-time within their programs, rather than going through the traditional write-compile-run cycle. Lisps proved to be usable and versatile languages with a dedicated community. While they haven’t found their “one true language,” the author is content with Common Lisp for their personal coding. Lisps are described as “chill cafés” with a positive and supportive community. Overall, the author encourages newcomers to immerse themselves in Lisp, start with Clojure, then explore other dialects to get a feel for their unique style.
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