"The little things are infinitely the most important."
The novel is a totalizing form; it tries to encompass all of human experience.
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.
If you're not failing, you're not pushing hard enough.
二战前生活很简单。之后,我们有了系统。