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Request: Section on "The Lisp Curse"

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Description

I suggest the |cl cookbook| should have a small section dispelling the myth of the "Lisp Curse". This ("The Lisp Curse") article often gets posted on the internet whenever some Lisp discussion is in place, giving a wrong impression of the Lisp community from the many baseless claims sputtered from the mind of its author into the internet.

A point-by-point rebuttal can be created and IMO ought to be there.

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Research direction

The issue does not identify a file, test, or entry point. First define the scope and sources for a point-by-point rebuttal of “The Lisp Curse,” then locate the appropriate cookbook documentation location. Done means a reviewed section addressing the intended claims without relying on an unresolved argument.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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