I'm about to embark on my master's thesis, in a domain[1] which could realllllly use the "attach to running process; re-evaluate code and have the system just keep going" aspect of Lisp languages.

I know Python best. But I have reached my breaking point with its syntax, and its lack of binding constructs, and lack of symbol datatype, quote, etc. I am intending to use Clojure ... but I have to ship this thing by May 2023 come hell or high water.

All else being equal, I will proooobably be able to go further with Python. But I'm concerned it will hamstring me from doing the crucial feature of "extending the design [ie code] of a game as it runs" since, AFAIK, it's difficult to get a Lisp-ish experience of total live reloadability in Python... jurigged[2] and reloading[3] not withstanding.

I know some common lisp so I'm not a total lisp noob. I've learned enough CLJ to be dangerous ... but I'm worried I'm backing myself into an endless hole by using a language I'm not yet master of. Yet, I think the features of the ecosystem (total live reloadability of a CLJ/CLJS app! with current state preserved even down to what a user has typed in the HTML UI!) are so tempting...

Just venting out loud. comment/contact if you have suggestios or are curious about the project; i'm soon to begin blogging as I develop it.

[1] I'm reinventing the "virtual tabletop." Current ones are so fucking shallow. [2] https://github.com/breuleux/jurigged [3] https://github.com/julvo/reloading