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Urgent appeal to Paul Graham, etc.: Please help kickstart Common Lisp revolution

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Re: Urgent appeal to Paul Graham, etc.: Please help kickstart Common Lisp revolution

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blunte wrote: post #2

Maybe I missed a section in the post that provided any argument for why there should be a revolution at all. Granted, if there were a revolution, tfa did make the case for why he should lead it.

Thank you for your interest.

I believe you are looking for the Common Lisp Revival 2020 Fundraiser pitch:

https://github.com/sponsors/Hexstream

Re: Urgent appeal to Paul Graham, etc.: Please help kickstart Common Lisp revolution

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r-w wrote: post #4

I won't be donating, since I don't believe that what needs to change in software development is as simple as a choice of programming language--I'm sure you've heard that one before. Best of luck with your endeavors regardless!

The Common Lisp Revival 2020 Fundraiser is mostly oriented towards people who understand the value of Common Lisp. Thank you.

Re: Urgent appeal to Paul Graham, etc.: Please help kickstart Common Lisp revolution

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fermienrico wrote: post #6

On the fundraiser page: https://github.com/sponsors/Hexstream > Common Lisp is the best programming language in the world! Why? What an absurd, arrogant, misinformed and misguided claim.

I would like to review your Common Lisp credentials.

Re: Urgent appeal to Paul Graham, etc.: Please help kickstart Common Lisp revolution

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Hexstream wrote: post #7
fermienrico wrote: post #6

On the fundraiser page: https://github.com/sponsors/Hexstream > Common Lisp is the best programming language in the world! Why? What an absurd, arrogant, misinformed and misguided claim.

I would like to review your Common Lisp credentials.

You don't need to be a race car driver to debunk a sales man trying to tell you "This is the best car in the world!".

My advice to you is to be humble, you're clearly passionate about Lisp and turn that into a positive thing. Saying Lisp is the best language in the world is a sweeping statement, something a snake oil salesman would put across.

Re: Urgent appeal to Paul Graham, etc.: Please help kickstart Common Lisp revolution

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fermienrico wrote: post #8
Hexstream wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would like to review your Common Lisp credentials.

You don't need to be a race car driver to debunk a sales man trying to tell you "This is the best car in the world!". My advice to you is to be humble, you're clearly passionate about Lisp and turn that into a positive thing. Saying Lisp is the best language in the world is a sweeping statement, something a snake oil salesman would put across.

Common Lisp really IS the best programming language in the world, though. This is a statement of fact.

We could do a better job of proving it and demonstrating it to the world, and it would be easier to do it faster with funding.

Re: Urgent appeal to Paul Graham, etc.: Please help kickstart Common Lisp revolution

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Hexstream wrote: post #5
r-w wrote: post #4

I won't be donating, since I don't believe that what needs to change in software development is as simple as a choice of programming language--I'm sure you've heard that one before. Best of luck with your endeavors regardless!

The Common Lisp Revival 2020 Fundraiser is mostly oriented towards people who understand the value of Common Lisp. Thank you.

I understand its value as well as I believe I need to in order to do good work. I'm sure you hold beliefs that are different from mine, and I think that diversity--and the fact that we can talk about this stuff honestly and respectfully--is what makes our industry great.
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