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Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it that experience will make you a better programmer for the rest of your days, even if you never actually use Lisp itself a lot.
Eric S. Raymond
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Eric S. Raymond
Age: 66
Born: 1957
Born: December 4
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