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).

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 (m-expressions) …

Sep 5, 2017 · Lisp symbols can double both as their values, and markers where you in other languages would have used strings, such as keys to hash tables. This is where quote comes in. Say you want …

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-oriented, more …

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. So what is it …

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 sophomore year in …

Apr 17, 2015 · 13 I was studying Lisp and I am not experienced in Lisp programming. In a part of my studies I encountered the below examples:

Oct 3, 2020 · I am new to LISP and was wondering how to return a list from a function. I need to write a function that takes a list as an input and outputs a list. If first and last elements are even numbers: re...

Sep 7, 2017 · 78 What is the Lisp convention about how many semicolons to use for different kinds of comments (and what the level of indentation for various numbers of semicolons should be)? Also, is …

Jan 2, 2011 · I have tried to understand the difference between Lisp-1 and Lisp-2 and how this relates to Clojure but I still do not understand properly. Can anyone enlighten me?