Lisp is old. Libraries suck. GC is a problem? <i>Really?</i><p>Age is a feature, IMO. If it survived this long and is <i>still</i> such an important language -- that counts for a lot with me. It means I get to stand on the shoulders of 40+ years of research and development.<p>The libraries don't suck... there's just not the same proliferation of libraries that other languages have enjoyed. However, I find that the signal-to-noise ratio is much lower. In other words, there are few libraries but few of them suck.<p>(The lack of documentation however, is a problem, IMO).<p>Lisp is a good language. It's still a good language.<p>It has plenty of nice features, a uniform and simple syntax, great tools, and is fun.<p>I just wish more people were developing software with it these days. :)