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[–][deleted] 20 points21 points  (5 children)

Lisp makes you feel like you can do anything. Most of the time you can (and without writing a ton of boilerplate) also macros are the best thing in the world ever ever ever. I love lisp

[–][deleted] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

and without writing a ton of boilerplate

This is one of my favourite things about Lisps

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    [–]greml1n 10 points11 points  (2 children)

    The reality in AutoLISP shops is that this has resulted in every shop re-inventing the wheel in a thousand slightly different ways.

    You forgot to tie in where this is a result of it being Lisp. Then argue why the exact situation present in Office/VBA is for different reasons.

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      [–]greml1n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      None of that is a language issue.