Lisp development with macros faster than Python development?..

[Raymond Hettinger]

seberino at spawar.navy.mil wrote:
> I've been reading the beloved Paul Graham's "Hackers and Painters".
> He claims he developed a web app at light speed using Lisp and lots
> of macros.
>
> It got me curious if Lisp
> is inherently faster to develop complex apps in.


With Lisp or Forth, a master programmer has unlimited power and
expressiveness.  With Python, even a regular guy can reach for the
stars.


Raymond