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Is ECMAScript really a dialect of Lisp?

A friend of mine drew my attention the welcome message of 4th European Lisp Symposium: ... implementation and application of any …

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Clojure keyword arguments

In Common Lisp you can do this: (defun foo (bar &key baz quux) (list bar baz quux)) (foo 1 :quux 3 :…

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Dr Racket problems with SICP

I'm working through SICP. Currently, in the first chapter, I'm having problems getting Racket to let me redefine "primitives". For …

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In Emacs, what does this error mean? "Warning: cl package required at runtime"

I am byte-compiling a module. It gives me this warning: Warning: cl package required at runtime Why is this a …

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let vs def in clojure

I want to make a local instance of a Java Scanner class in a clojure program. Why does this not …

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How to delete extra parens in Paredit mode?

I'm using Paredit in Emacs to edit Lisp code. How do I delete an extra pair of parens that I …

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What's the difference between write, print, pprint, princ, and prin1?

I'm getting into some Lisp, and I've come across various different functions that to me appear to be doing the …

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Functional Programming: what is an "improper list"?

Could somebody explain what an "improper list" is? Note: Thanks to all ! All you guys rock!

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How to make a GUI using Lisp: DrScheme or Common Lisp

Or the basic work need to do to create a GUI. I know the basic Components of GUI, but where …

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Is Lisp the only language with REPL?

There are languages other than Lisp (ruby, scala) that say they use REPL (Read, Eval, Print, Loop), but it is …

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