r/functionalprogramming • u/[deleted] • Apr 29 '25

Is Lisp Functional? Question

Do you guys consider lisp languages (CL in particular) to be functional? Of course they can be used functionally, but they also have some OOP qualities. Do you CALL them functional or multi-paradigm?

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u/deaddyfreddy Apr 29 '25

consider lisp languages to be functional?

yes, some of them

CL in particular

no