Nostr notes by Daniel Kochmański

I think that the piece is rhetorically excellent, it just does ...

2026-10-17T11:29:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…e3ev
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I think that the piece is rhetorically excellent, it just does not match the reality as I perceive it. you can use wrong tools to do the job in any language, and macros are prone to misuse, but that's it -- proficient lisp programmers either use trivial macros locally or codebase-wide macros that really make software less complex.

I've worked in a few big-ish commercial projects in common ...

2026-10-17T10:50:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…s6cn
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I've worked in a few big-ish commercial projects in common lisp and I can testify that applying standard team techniques (style guide, reviews, communication) none of such effects occur. the foss ecosystem is also not more fragmented than, say, python (although much smaller). and in the times of popularity many big projects were shipped. so I find no evidence of lisp curse (or lisp bipolar programmer) effect being anything inherent to lisp as a language. I can't comment on forth.

#lisp course is bollocks excuse invented by disillusioned novice ...

2026-10-17T10:12:55Z

In reply to nevent1q…wzre
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#lisp course is bollocks excuse invented by disillusioned novice lisp programmer, and it hunts the community for years because outside people bring it back :p

you may want to also read https://tante.cc/2026/01/15/software-as-fast-fashion/ regarding single use software.

long-ish read, but well worth it. about possible future of the ...

2026-05-29T18:06:10Z

long-ish read, but well worth it. about possible future of the economy and moral bankrupcy of people propelling the change.

https://www.owenmcgrann.com/p/the-dead-economy-theory