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Ask HN: What Is the Lisp “Enlightment”?

Every time I read about Lisp I hear about the _enlightment_ phase, but what is it?

I checked Lisp and what stands out most for me is the syntax and the powerful REPL but aside from that, why is it so praised compared to modern languages? I don't see many projects using it either aside from certain exceptions.

Apologies for my ignorance _in advance_

43 points armchairguy 4 years ago 40 comments

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