The 'scripting' vs 'compiled' language is a false dichotomy. Awk, Perl, Python are compiled programs. What makes a 'scripting' language special? Dynamic typing? Lack of compile step/delay?
I could imagine a lifetime of collecting scripting macros/libs in lisp to be as good or better.
I could imagine a lifetime of collecting scripting macros/libs in lisp to be as good or better.