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 - Many many dialects of Lisp have appeared over the years. See [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_(programming_language)][wikipedia]]
 - The general hallmark of a Lisp is its s-expression based syntax (informally SO MANY PARENTHESES!!!)
 - Originally heavily used in academic circles and AI
-- Now, aside from Clojure, mostly limited to eccentrics
+- Now mostly limited to small communities (Yes Clojure is still small)
 ** Why care about lisp?
 - First and foremost lisp is FUN
-- S expressions are very freeing once you get used to them (and have a good editor)
-- A very smart, though not always friendly, community
+- Lack of syntax and s-expressions are very freeing once you get used to them (and have a good editor)
+- A very smart community that can sometimes be hard to get into
+- Code as data is awesome
 * Common Lisp
 ** Brief History
 - Work started in 1981, draft published 1984, 2nd draft 1990, final standard 1994

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 \item Many many dialects of Lisp have appeared over the years. See \href{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_(programming_language)}{wikipedia}
 \item The general hallmark of a Lisp is its s-expression based syntax (informally SO MANY PARENTHESES!!!)
 \item Originally heavily used in academic circles and AI
-\item Now, aside from Clojure, mostly limited to eccentrics
+\item Now mostly limited to small communities (Yes Clojure is still small)
 \end{itemize}
 \subsection{Why care about lisp?}
 \label{sec-1-3}
 \begin{itemize}
 \item First and foremost lisp is FUN
-\item S expressions are very freeing once you get used to them (and have a good editor)
-\item A very smart, though not always friendly, community
+\item Lack of syntax and s-expressions are very freeing once you get used to them (and have a good editor)
+\item A very smart community that can sometimes be hard to get into
+\item Code as data is awesome
 \end{itemize}
 \section{Common Lisp}
 \label{sec-2}