I, Paul Clevett, do solemnly offer these my responses to The Road to Lisp Survey:

When did you first try Lisp seriously, and which Lisp family member was it? Well I started with SBCL when a client of mine decided that they wanted us to develop in Lisp.
Many of us had multiple run-ins with Lisp before it "stuck". The "stick" date is of most interest, but you can share earlier encounters if you like.

What led you to try Lisp?

What other languages have you been using most?

How far have you gotten in your study of Lisp?

All I write is Lisp now except the odd bit of stuff to keep my previous clients.

What do you think of Lisp so far?

Well, it's like this, when I started work I used to come to work with a clear goal for the day, such as, today I'll learn how to connect to a sql database, I'd do that in the first 10 minutes and then feel a bit cheated and have to think of something else to do. As we have set up a Lisp software house we are really discovering some challenges and also some great delights with Lisp.

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