What's so great about Lisp? - Stack Overflow
Jan 10, 2010 · I don't know enough Lisp to say whether it's good or bad. It seems like everyone who has used Lisp loves it, yet the most popular languages these days are descended from C. …
When to use ' (or quote) in Lisp? - Stack Overflow
Sep 5, 2017 · In Emacs Lisp for example a symbol can have 1) data associated with it AND (at the same time - for the same symbol) 2) code associated with it - depending on the context, …
What is lisp used for today and where do you think it's going?
Lisp is used in many applications, but mostly not the way CS students learn it. They use Lisp for basic CS concepts. Real Lisp software often looks different. More macros, more object …
syntax - What does # mean in LISP - Stack Overflow
Feb 2, 2011 · Often Lisp users develop embedded languages and to make that a bit easier, the Common Lisp standard tries to keep character usage down to a minimum and also provides …
What makes Lisp macros so special? - Stack Overflow
Nov 6, 2008 · But Lisp is different. Lisp macros do have access to the parser, and it is a really simple parser. A Lisp macro is not handed a string, but a preparsed piece of source code in …
Why should I learn Lisp? [closed] - Stack Overflow
Jan 17, 2017 · I really feel that I should learn Lisp and there are plenty of good resources out there to help me do it. I'm not put off by the complicated syntax, but where in "traditional …
artificial intelligence - Why is Lisp used for AI? - Stack Overflow
Apr 9, 2012 · Common Lisp was never intended to be the AI language, it was created to be used in the industry. For research, Scheme is usually used. And never, ever judge a language by its …
Difference between `set`, `setq`, and `setf` in Common Lisp?
May 15, 2009 · If SET and SETQ are to be booted from a Common Lisp successor, they will have to get some replacement. Their use in high-level code is limited, but low-level code (for …
What are the actual differences between Scheme and Common …
Mar 23, 2011 · Common Lisp is a fully-fledged, highly dynamic, multi-paradigm language with various ugly but pragmatic features, whose implementations are largely compatible with one …
What is the difference between Lisp-1 and Lisp-2? - Stack Overflow
Jan 2, 2011 · I have tried to understand the difference between Lisp-1 and Lisp-2 and how this relates to Clojure but I still do not understand properly. Can anyone enlighten me?