Hexstream
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Comment · 6 years ago
No, my bubble just needs a bit of funding so I can be even more effective at contributing to Common Lisp Open Source.
Comment · 6 years ago
I am assuming he would not say that if he deeply hated college dropouts and did not want to acknowledge their success.
Comment · 6 years ago
Thank you.
I am aiming to help make Common Lisp (or a close descendant) a top 5 programming language by 2040.
I believe this is eminently achievable given proper approaches, and funding me would certainly help towards that goal.
https://twitter.com/HexstreamSoft/status/1213964177657794577
Comment · 6 years ago
The point of the fundraiser is to enable me to concentrate almost all my energy on Common Lisp Open Source instead of having to divert energy elsewhere due to financial concerns.
Given the overall context, the direct and substantial benefit to the Common Lisp community of me getting at least minimal funding ought to be obvious.
The most immediate effect of me starting to look for a job would be to significantly reduce the energy I can spend towards Common Lisp Open Source.
Basically, I already have the dream job, but now I just need to get paid at least a bit. Even a small fraction of a "real" salary would be truly life-changing!
Comment · 6 years ago
I can't immediately find where in his essays he talked favorably about college dropouts, but there is this: https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1110248609545703425
Comment · 6 years ago
It is chaotic, I'll give you that. This is a direct reflection of the chaotic state of the Common Lisp community and of all the hard work that is going to be required to bring it to a state of dignity.
I am actively working on bringing about this change, and although I am already fairly effective despite the constant and increasingly blatant sabotage and almost total lack of funding, I would be quite a bit more effective with at least some minimal funding.
For instance, 1000$/month would be effectively infinite money for me at this time. I'm not exactly asking for the moon here...
Comment · 6 years ago
My CV and other writings and most especially my work itself pretty extensively justify that I'm the right person for the job. Of course, it's probably pretty hard to tell without significant Common Lisp expertise...
My CV: https://cv.hexstream.expert/
My work: https://www.hexstreamsoft.com/
Also, you should probably ask Paul Graham what he thinks of college dropouts...
Comment · 6 years ago
> It does not help to "prove" an assertion by making further unsubstantiated assertions.
Exactly, so stop doing that, then. Including sealioning.
> Why is Lisp the "best programming language"?
First, the best programming language is Common Lisp, not just any Lisp. Second, I already gave hints towards answering your question above, but you do have to do your homework if you want to even have a chance at understanding.
> How can we recognize a programming language as the "best" one at all?
Easily, if you understand the best programming language and see that all others are blub.
> Why do "we need even more sophisticated" extensive advocacy pieces?
Because then we can just point non-believers like you at it to automatically win all arguments.
> What "better infrastructure" is required for what purpose?
Have you even read the Common Lisp Revival 2020 Fundraiser pitch? I encourage everyone to do so, and urgently.
Comment · 6 years ago
Did you mean to present an argument of some sort?
Comment · 6 years ago
Simple syntax is just one of countless crucial features.
Here is just a trivial sample: https://twitter.com/HexstreamSoft/status/1334220825281654785
Fairly extensive advocacy pieces already exist, and we need even more sophisticated ones, and better infrastructure overall, and it would be much easier to do that with proper funding.
Comment · 6 years ago
This is dead serious.
Do you find the idea of funding Common Lisp Open Source abhorrent? Because that is the primary focus of my work and my life.
Do you think this would have more intrinsic value if someone else promoted it for me? And I have never understood the hate against relevant self-promotion. Why don't you want value creators to promote their work themselves?
Comment · 6 years ago
I am creating tons of Common Lisp community resources that definitely help attract a more diverse audience to Common Lisp, incidentally. (Not everyone is comfortable with the "pop up in chat and ask experts" model.)
My CV offers a lot of pertinent details about my work: https://cv.hexstream.expert/
Comment · 6 years ago
Common Lisp really IS the best programming language in the world, though. This is a statement of fact.
We could do a better job of proving it and demonstrating it to the world, and it would be easier to do it faster with funding.
Comment · 6 years ago
I would like to review your Common Lisp credentials.
Comment · 6 years ago
The Common Lisp Revival 2020 Fundraiser is mostly oriented towards people who understand the value of Common Lisp. Thank you.
[ my public key: https://keybase.io/hexstream; my proof: https://keybase.io/hexstream/sigs/LEcxc2CHs5onKwnA7vtRPPYzR00wDTaKI3kCKUhdYXI ]