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by zubairq 3166 days ago
I agree with this. It was this Paul Graham essay that made me use Clojure/Lisp in the first place :)
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cutler 3166 days ago
You might also be interested in the story of SISCOG (http://www.siscog.eu/upload/GESTAO-DE-LISTAS/News/PDF/eclm-2...) - a massive transport infrastructure system designed in Common Lisp. I'm sure Clojure would have been chosen if it was developed today.
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flavio81 3166 days ago
Thanks for this post!

>I'm sure Clojure would have been chosen if it was developed today.

Clojure was already available in 2013. The paper shows they made use of the CLOS object-oriented system, which is a key feature of Common Lisp.

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cutler 3166 days ago
2013 is just the publication date. The document cites an implementation of their London Underground system which has been in production since 2008 and a another within the Dutch rail system dating back to 1998.
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