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by auvi 3535 days ago
If you don't mind sharing, does ITA/Google Flights still use Common Lisp for the backend?
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breakds 3535 days ago
Yes. The core of the backend is still in Common Lisp (and C++). Many ITA hackers are still contributing to the Common Lisp community :)
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phillco 3535 days ago
Interesting -- didn't Google use to be super strict on the languages/runtimes they use in production? Did they make an exception for ITA?
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dmbaggett 3535 days ago
I don't actually know. But porting it would be a huge undertaking.
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jsnell 3535 days ago
It does.
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