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i want to learn/use functional programming language
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Isn't the main issue with it that you're not forced to be functional? It's supposed to be pretty good at it with the correct libraries.
You really don't want OP to learn lis
I'd say CL's main issue is that it's anachronistic by now, and when used idiomatically it's an imperative language (think of LOOP). You can use some functional idioms in it, but it gets painful to do so.
Look at the article "Why Functional Programming Matters" and imagine rewriting the code examples in Scheme (confusing but straightforward) and then in CL (ouch).