Top "Common-lisp" questions

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

Setting SLIME in emacs

I was trying to install SLIME. I downloaded the zipped package and according to the README file, I have to …

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Why code-as-data?

What is code-as-data? I've heard it's superior to "code-as-ascii-characters" but why? I personally find the code-as-data philosophy a bit confusing …

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Stack overflow from recursive function call in Lisp

I am learning Lisp from the book "The Land of Lisp" by Conrad Barski. Now I have hit my first …

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Is there a command to halt the interpreter in Common Lisp?

I'm looking for an expression that will cause the interpreter to exit when it is evaluated. I've found lots of …

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Why do we need funcall in Lisp?

Why do we have to use funcall to call higher order functions in Common Lisp? For example, why do we …

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How to read input until EOF in Lisp

How do I read an input stream until EOF in Lisp? In C, you might do it like this: while ((…

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How to change SBCL's current directory?

It is very easy to change CLisp's current working directory: >cat ~/.clisprc.lisp ;;; The following lines added by ql:…

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Why is the Lisp community so fragmented?

To begin, not only are there two main dialects of the language (Common Lisp and Scheme), but each of the …

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Would Lisp be extremely difficult for a new(ish) programmer to learn?

I've got a little experience with Python (enough to where I can do if/else/elif and some random number …

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Embedded language: Lua vs Common Lisp (ECL)

Does anybody here have a experience with Common Lisp as a embedded language (using ECL)? If so, how good is …

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