subtle but important. In our size of production, sometimes you need to allow one part of the production to work inconsistently with another, during a transition (and if things keep changing, it is always a transition period!) If you emphasize integrity and consistency too much, things cannot change in a timely manner. If you emphasize flexibility too much and allow people work their own way, you lose integrity. In my opinion, Lisp itself keeps a good balance between these, and fits well into this type of project.