Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better programmer for the rest of your days, even if you never actually use Lisp itself a lot.

— Eric S. Raymond, How to Become a Hacker (2007)

Source: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html#what_is

From the 'Basic Hacking Skills' section of How to Become a Hacker (2007).

Topics: programming, learning