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Isn’t that the same thing? Lisp hasn’t been on the hype cycle since SO was launched. Personally, yet another reason not to focus on less popular technologies.

As far as MacOS, I’ve heard too many horror stories about developing on Apple platforms from people like Marco Arment and other well known developers caused by Apple’s poor documentation, I’ve also avoided it even though I am rabid consumer of Apple products.



> Lisp hasn’t been on the hype cycle since SO was launched.

Hype cycle doesn't mean "currently being hyped". Every technology is somewhere on the hype cycle [1]. Lisp is well into the Plateau of Productivity.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hype_cycle

> Personally, yet another reason not to focus on less popular technologies.

Because its expert users don't hang out on one particular website?


No, because focusing on less popular technologies limit your job opportunities with in this case no corresponding increase in pay.

It also makes recruiting and as you’ve found, ecosystems matter.




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