&gt; mostly going to appeal to newcomers to CL ... you&#x27;d have to focus on attracting new users<p>It&#x27;s my observation that CL regularly attracts new users, who grumble a bit at first and then fall in love. Then they drift away to other langs, keeping an affection for sexps, macros, and the numerous elegant aspects of CL. But drift away they do. IMO, if CL could keep more of the people who learn it well enough to love it, then it would be thriving. I have some opinions on <i>why</i> people drift away and how that could be addressed but they&#x27;re not especially well formed at this time.