Why Common Lisp is now the best programming language

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Article URL: https://www.vivienhenz.com/common-lisp Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49973598 Points: 107 # Comments: 138…

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  • Article URL: https://www.vivienhenz.com/common-lisp Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49973598 Points: 107 # Comments: 138…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 02:51:51 UTC.

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