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		Something1234 on Nov 22, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Telescope That ‘Ate Astronomy’ Is on Track to Surp... So why was lisp bad other than some bureaucrat saying it's bad.

lisper on Nov 22, 2016 [–]

Lisp isn't bad. Technically it was an unqualified success (and still is). It died at NASA simply because of politics.

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