Lisp Is Still Relevant
The Silent Architect doesn't repeat himself.
Yet, the Signal must be strengthened.
Perl is "the duct tape of the internet".
Python is relevant.
Go is fast.
Java is everywhere.
You know them.
You use them.
You love some.
You hate some.
It's not about the programming language in reality.
It's about you.
The language is the virtual extension of your soul.
You don't love a language.
You love the way it fits.
You don't hate it.
It just isn't for your thinking.
Popularity Is Not Usability
Could you list the most popular programming languages?
The Tiobe Index does it.
What makes a language popular?
Is it popular because of the huge user base?
Is it because large corporations use it?
Is it popular if special groups use it?
Measuring popularity is subjective.
The Herd chooses blades blindly in the Fog.
Lisp Is A Framework
Languages are extensions of your thinking.
Read it again.
What does it signal about you?
Lisp isn't just a programming language.
It's a framework for expressing thoughts.
Lisp is the art of modeling complex ideas.
It's the way to create prototypes in minutes.
Lisp is the framework of your thinking process.
Emacs Lisp is the core of Emacs - still relevant. Stealthy. Fast.
It's a functional scripting language.
It's all around us.
The Whisper Engine is pure Emacs Lisp.
Common Lisp is a Ghost of the machine.
The general programming language of the minds who seek clarity.
Stripped of the syntactic sugar. No entropy.
Minimal core. Maximum extensibility.
ISO standard, with many implementations.
Some are older than you. Yet relevant.
In modern IT Lisp isn't just a language.
It's a cypher. Only a few can read, understand.
Even fewer can write code.
Lisp is a cypher among the Ghost Operator's weapons.
Lisp isn't syntax, it's the field manual for thought warfare.
Final Whisper
Ghost Operators don't choose a language by popularity.
You don't follow the Herd.
You're the Operator.
The Herd follows you.
[ The Signal is over. DeadSwitch is out. ]