Most Common Lisp implementations also provide a "save-world" mechanism that makes it possible to save a snapshot of the current lisp image, in a form which can later be restarted. A …

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).

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Jul 29, 2016 · You can infer the meaning of these functions by parsing their name: between the first letter ('c') and the last ('r'), a 'a' means "the car of" and a 'd' means "the cdr of". So: cadr is …

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 …

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 …

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. …

Nov 25, 2025 · The Common Lisp standard includes bit arrays and logical operations on them, such as bit-ior, bit-and,... What the standard does not seem to offer is logical shifting of bit arrays.

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First, in Common Lisp most characters, including return/newline, can be inserted directly into the string. The only character requiring escaping is the string delimiter.