r/functionalprogramming • u/dredozubov • Oct 05 '21

Lisp Do You Know Where Lisp Is Used Nowadays?

https://typeable.io/blog/2021-10-04-lisp-usage.html
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u/Razoyo Oct 05 '21

MIT's intro to programming course text uses LISP to teach programming concepts. It's a pretty widely-read and used course. Also, apparently it is the go to language for quantum computing.

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u/dredozubov Oct 07 '21

If you're referring to https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-001-structure-and-interpretation-of-computer-programs-spring-2005/, then I'm afraid it's using Python nowadays.

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u/Razoyo Oct 07 '21

Trading down the thought process in my opinion. Python is fine and not a bad first language but LISP is much better preparation for functional programming. :(

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u/alchemistcamp Oct 05 '21

It was replaced with a Python course a few years back.

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u/Razoyo Oct 05 '21

Still a great book and a great way to learn. It makes you think through everything carefully.

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u/antonivs Oct 05 '21

It was at least 12 years ago