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If you want to emphasize what Paul Graham was talking about, I would advocate in favor of Lisp. The difference in approach and mindset espoused by the Lisp family of languages has far more potential to have an impact on you as a programmer on the whole, because of the encouragement to think differently. And while I haven't done so myself, it looks like web development in Lisp is pretty well supported: See this question over at SO.See this question over at SO.

Python is a great language, and I'm not at all going to knock it. There are plenty of good web frameworks and tools for Python, and it will be easier to find people who are already familiar with it, when you need to.

Ultimately, because of the current environment, choosing Lisp seems to always come down to a question of "Do you want to use what you want, or do you want to use what the industry already uses?" What's your answer to that question?

If you want to emphasize what Paul Graham was talking about, I would advocate in favor of Lisp. The difference in approach and mindset espoused by the Lisp family of languages has far more potential to have an impact on you as a programmer on the whole, because of the encouragement to think differently. And while I haven't done so myself, it looks like web development in Lisp is pretty well supported: See this question over at SO.

Python is a great language, and I'm not at all going to knock it. There are plenty of good web frameworks and tools for Python, and it will be easier to find people who are already familiar with it, when you need to.

Ultimately, because of the current environment, choosing Lisp seems to always come down to a question of "Do you want to use what you want, or do you want to use what the industry already uses?" What's your answer to that question?

If you want to emphasize what Paul Graham was talking about, I would advocate in favor of Lisp. The difference in approach and mindset espoused by the Lisp family of languages has far more potential to have an impact on you as a programmer on the whole, because of the encouragement to think differently. And while I haven't done so myself, it looks like web development in Lisp is pretty well supported: See this question over at SO.

Python is a great language, and I'm not at all going to knock it. There are plenty of good web frameworks and tools for Python, and it will be easier to find people who are already familiar with it, when you need to.

Ultimately, because of the current environment, choosing Lisp seems to always come down to a question of "Do you want to use what you want, or do you want to use what the industry already uses?" What's your answer to that question?

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If you want to emphasize what Paul Graham was talking about, I would advocate in favor of Lisp. The difference in approach and mindset espoused by the Lisp family of languages has far more potential to have an impact on you as a programmer on the whole, because of the encouragement to think differently. And while I haven't done so myself, it looks like web development in Lisp is pretty well supported: See this question over at SO.

Python is a great language, and I'm not at all going to knock it. There are plenty of good web frameworks and tools for Python, and it will be easier to find people who are already familiar with it, when you need to.

Ultimately, because of the current environment, choosing Lisp seems to always come down to a question of "Do you want to use what you want, or do you want to use what the industry already uses?" What's your answer to that question?