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. …
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 …
scheme - What's the best way to learn LISP? - Stack Overflow
Ansi Common Lisp by Paul Graham is a good book. I think it might be out of print, so your best bet to get it via Amazon. I got the book for a "Natural Language Processing" class I took my …
lisp - What is an S-Expression - Stack Overflow
Oct 23, 2022 · Code in any language that amount to a value is an expression. Lisp code is just lists with elements, a fundmental datastructure in lisp, however the plan was to use a syntax …
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 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 …
Is learning LISP useful at all these days? - Stack Overflow
In Common Lisp, you have a largish multi-paradigm language that provides some things that either don't exist widely outside the Lisp family of languages, or are limited to CL and even …
Newest 'lisp' Questions - Stack Overflow
Dec 9, 2025 · So in Lisp/Scheme, there are these 'symbols', which are basically, if I understand correctly, and correct me if I'm wrong, references to variables (not their values).
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 …