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Articles and discussions about the languages covered here, with editorial notes.
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Common Lisp
r/lisp subreddit · Published February 15, 2024
A February 2024 Reddit thread with over 150 comments discussed Common Lisp's limited adoption. The conversation clustered around three recurring claims: that the perceived reliance on Emacs raises the activation energy for developers…
Common Lisp
Hacker News · Published February 14, 2024
kryptiskt, HN user
A February 2024 Hacker News thread with over 300 comments discussed Common Lisp's persistent adoption issues. Participants raised a mix of technical complaints, including linked list performance, pathname abstractions, and inconsistent…
Common Lisp
Ron Garret's Home Page · Published November 1, 2002
Ron Garret
Common Lisp was used for JPL's Remote Agent autonomous control system, which successfully operated NASA's Deep Space 1 mission in 1999. According to the project engineer, Lisp enabled in-flight debugging via a REPL, crucial for resolving…