Top "Common-lisp" questions

Common Lisp is a standardized version of the Lisp programming language intended for production-strength power.

Why exactly is eval evil?

I know that Lisp and Scheme programmers usually say that eval should be avoided unless strictly necessary. I’ve seen …

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What are the main differences between CLISP, ECL, and SBCL?

I want to do some simulations with ACT-R and I will need a Common Lisp implementation. I have three Common …

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How to create and write into text file in Lisp

I want to know, how to create and write text file in lisp. I just want to write simple line …

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Difference between LET and SETQ?

I'm programming on Ubuntu using GCL. From the documentation on Common Lisp from various sources, I understand that let creates …

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How can I convert a string to integer in common lisp?

How can I convert a string to integer in common lisp? For example, if I input a string "-64", I …

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Lisp - prime number

I am trying to learn lisp and I have some difficulties with prime numbers. I need a function is-prime and …

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What are the major differences between Emacs Lisp and Common Lisp?

I want to learn the lisp language, since my editor is emacs, I prefer emacs lisp. Can anyone give me …

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How do I iterate through a directory in Common Lisp?

I'm using OpenMCL on Darwin, and I'd like to do something like: (loop for f in (directory "somedir") collect (some-per-file-processing …

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What is the closest thing to Slime for Scheme?

I do most of my development in Common Lisp, but there are some moments when I want to switch to …

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What does # mean in LISP

For example, #'functionname, is it necessary?

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