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The Lisp community in general doesn't bite newcomers, it is actually helpful and kind. But if we get attacked by people that doesn't know what they're talking about, why shouldn't we defend ourselves?
There
are Lisp fanatics that say ``Hah! You damned fool, using an inferior language, you'll never be allowed to use the Omnipotent Language Lisp.'' and take away people that might be interested in it, giving the wrong impression about Lispers.
I'm always there when it comes to help someone that's new to Lisp and/or wants to know more. I also list the pros and cons of using Lisp in 2011, and suggest to use C, which is fundamental to know when dealing with Unix-like systems.
You may note, I also mentioned Forth as ``ultimate language'', if I really was the elitist Lisper you think I am, I would just sell Lisp as ``the One and Only True Language'', but Forth excels in things Lisp is not meant to handle.
You
can't deny they've got features that other languages don't have.
The only who's being elitist here is you: ``Lisp, Forth, your ``ultimate'' shitty language sucks, learn Java, faggot!''