Tag Archives: Common-lisp

Slime Moving to Github

Posted on 2014-01-07 by jcs

Xach is reporting that Slime is moving to Github. That’s great news but mostly it’s good news for Xach who no longer has to deal with CVS to get the latest version of Slime for Quicklisp. For the rest of … Continue reading →

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LispStick!

Posted on 2013-12-27 by jcs

If you’re a Windows user and want to try Lisp, getting started can be a bit of a hassle. Now Patrick Krusenotto has come to the rescue with LispStick!, a Zip file that has everything you need to get started. … Continue reading →

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Uncommon Lisp Functions

Posted on 2013-12-14 by jcs

Over at WordPress on cneufeld.ca, Christopher Neufeld is writing a nice series on the less familiar Common Lisp functions. The idea is to give Lisp beginners an idea of how to leverage the power of some of the less commonly … Continue reading →

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SBCL 1.1.14 Is Out

Posted on 2013-12-05 by jcs

The excellent developers of Steel Bank Common Lisp have posted the latest release of the system. It compiled, passed the extended tests, and installed without issue on both my iMac and MacBook Pro. This release has a bunch of enhancements, … Continue reading →

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SBCL 1.1.13

Posted on 2013-11-07 by jcs

I forgot to mention that SBCL 1.1.13 is out and ready for download. There are some bug fixes, a few minor enhancements, and a couple of optimizations for SXHASH. You can check the release notes to see exactly what’s changed. … Continue reading →

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Common Lisp Features

Posted on 2013-10-31 by jcs

A couple of years ago, Lisp luminary Nikodemus Siivola rescued and reposted Abhishek Reddy’s Features of Common Lisp page. It serves as a nice introduction to what makes Common Lisp such a great development environment. It doesn’t, of course, cover … Continue reading →

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SBCL 1.1.12 Is Released

Posted on 2013-10-02 by jcs

Version 1.1.12 of Steel Bank Common Lisp is out. As usual, compilation and installation on my OS X machines encountered no problems. The new release features two enhancements (SOCKET-SHUTDOWN added, documentation for extensible sequences), two optimizations (EQUAL and EQUALP transforms … Continue reading →

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The Nikodemus Common Lisp FAQ

Posted on 2013-09-05 by jcs

I’m sure I’ve mentioned Nikodemus’ Common Lisp FAQ before but it’s been a while so it’s worth reminding everyone. The FAQ is meant for Lisp n00bs as a way of getting over some of the initial hurdles a beginner faces. … Continue reading →

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SBCL 1.1.11 Is Out

Posted on 2013-09-02 by jcs

The latest version of my favorite Common Lisp environment, SBCL, is out and available at the usual place. If you’re running Linux there’s a binary available, otherwise just grab the source and compile it yourself. Compiling is very easy—just follow … Continue reading →

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Lisp and Slime on Windows

Posted on 2013-09-01 by jcs

I haven’t used a Windows machine in decades but my general sense is that using Emacs on Windows can be—er—challenging. Even more so, apparently, is using Slime with Emacs on Windows. It’s nice, then, that Jisang Yoo has come to … Continue reading →

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