Is there some kind of rivalry between Lisp users and Python users? Maybe it's just a generational thing, or maybe simple syntax preferences, but it seems like Lisp users complain about Python quite a bit, and vice versa.
Rivalries between programming languages are silly. Certain languages are better for certain things, and these debates come from people trying to shoehorn one language to do everything.<p>I haven't seen much Python vs LISP, usually it's Python vs Ruby. Python and LISP are very different and are good for different things; it's strange that people would get up in arms over them.
I am a physics major, so I have had a informal introduction into programming. I started with C++ and then moved to python. Reading hackernews has perked my interested in Lisp, and I was unaware of any conflicts between supporters of the two languages.