Tag Archives: Lisp

The Most Beautiful Program Ever Written

Posted on 2017-07-29 by jcs

If you’re a lisper and enjoy Scheme, you may like William Byrd’s video on The Most Beautiful Program Ever Written. Unless you’ve been immersed in the Lisp culture, it’s probably not what you think. According to Byrd, the most beautiful … Continue reading →

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SBCL 1.3.17

Posted on 2017-04-30 by jcs

I’ve been a little lax about keeping SBCL up to date but when I saw the announcement for SBCL 1.3.17, I downloaded, compiled, and installed it before I forgot. You can get your copy here. I always build from source … Continue reading →

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A Beautiful On-line Version of SICP

Posted on 2017-03-23 by jcs

If, like me, you’re a lover of SICP (Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs) you’ll be happy to know that there’s a beautiful on-line version of it available. Years ago, MIT generously put up a version but some of the … Continue reading →

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Guile 2.2

Posted on 2017-03-16 by jcs

The long awaited 2.2.0 version of Guile has been released. This version is a significant update to the Guile system. It includes a new compiler and VM and several other performance enhancing changes. They even boast a complete Elisp emulation. … Continue reading →

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Starting with Scheme

Posted on 2017-02-18 by jcs

Mike Zamansky has an interesting post on using Scheme as a first language for CS instruction. That’s not a new idea, of course. MIT’s famed 6.001 course (Entry Level Computing) used Scheme and SICP for years. Their course was adopted … Continue reading →

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SBCL 1.3.9 Released

Posted on 2016-09-07 by jcs

Steel Bank Common Lisp’s newest version, 1.3.9, is ready for download at the usual place. This month’s release is a small one that fixes a bug, optimizes some operations with complex numbers, and adds an enhancement that helps with garbage … Continue reading →

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Common Lisp and Pink Floyd

Posted on 2016-08-28 by jcs

Common Lisp and Pink Floyd. How could it get better than that?

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SBCL 1.3.7 Released

Posted on 2016-07-05 by jcs

The latest version of Steel Bank Common Lisp is out. This month’s release fixed a bug and introduced several optimizations. See the NEWS file for details. As usual, the release compiled without incident on my MacBook Pro and the regressions … Continue reading →

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Multiple Dispatch in CLOS

Posted on 2016-05-09 by jcs

Eli Bendersky has an outstanding post on multiple dispatch in Common Lisp. It’s part of a series he’s doing on multiple dispatch in various languages. Lisp has always looked at OOP differently from most languages and Lispers consider CLOS a … Continue reading →

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SBCL 1.3.5

Posted on 2016-05-05 by jcs

The new version of Steel Bank Common Lisp (SBCL 1.3.5) has been released. According to the NEWS file, this month’s release fixes 3 bugs and introduces 4 enhancements. As usual, it built and installed without any problems on my Mac. … Continue reading →

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