I'd agree that "beauty of syntax" is relative and subjective. It's a fascinating observation that Lisp grew prettier over the years.
But the philosophical or mathematical beauty of the core concepts of Lisp, I feel like they're closer to eternal and objective beauty, if there is such a thing. It's like they're low-level universal primitives, not only of human thought but thought itself. If we're to ever communicate with an extraterrestrial intelligence, they would probably grok Lisp.
I'd agree that "beauty of syntax" is relative and subjective. It's a fascinating observation that Lisp grew prettier over the years.
But the philosophical or mathematical beauty of the core concepts of Lisp, I feel like they're closer to eternal and objective beauty, if there is such a thing. It's like they're low-level universal primitives, not only of human thought but thought itself. If we're to ever communicate with an extraterrestrial intelligence, they would probably grok Lisp.