I'm guessing because they already knew HTML, so it seemed familiar and easy to l...

pjtr on Aug 23, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Lisp for the Web, Part III

I'm guessing because they already knew HTML, so it seemed familiar and easy to learn to them. Similar to how many programmers prefer crazy (but familiar) C-like syntax (C, C++, C#, Java, PHP, Javascript, ...) and dismiss anything that looks remotely unfamiliar even if much saner (Lisp, Pascal, ML, ...).

nickpsecurity on Aug 23, 2015 [–]

Exactly! You're getting it. Part of it, but a big part.