[capableweb]

> It really is astonishing that most programmers (whom I know) consider Lisp to be this weird language with too many brackets.

Programmers (humans really) are really good at having knee-jerk reactions to things and then sticking with the same opinion for some reason. As engineers, you would think we'd be better at looking at things objectively, but somehow discussions/thinking around programming languages tend to be a very emotional thing for many, so they stick with their first impressions.