Revisiting 'Worse is Better' in the AI Era: Lisp's Revenge?
wordgrammer · x · 2026-08-14
Wordgrammer references the classic essay 'Worse is Better' to discuss design philosophies of Lisp and C. The essay argues Lisp has better theoretical foundations, but C won due to 'ship fast and iterate'. The author suggests this logic no longer holds when code is free, hinting at a Lisp revival.
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