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[John Quigley]

Corey Sweeney wrote:
> I avoid using set commands whenever I can, but I probably have differnt 
> goals then you when programming.

One reason why I tend to think of Lisp as a functional language (even 
though it is technically multi-paradigm) has to do with the fact that I 
almost always program in a functional manner.

Lisp for me has two primary advantages: a) supports the functional 
paradigm, and b) homoiconic.  I tend to exploit both of those features 
to their fullest when I program in the language, as these have proven to 
produce remarkably powerful and bug-free code for me.

That some Common Lisp implementations have poor support for optimized 
functional usage is an unfortunate, but rather irrelevant, point for me. 
  When I need highly optimized code, I develop in C.  I use Lisp for its 
elegance, and because it promotes the creation of rapid, bug-free programs.

- John Quigley