Exploring the Lisp Family of languages
An exploration of the Lisp family of languages.
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Common Lisp Community Survey 2024 Results
Results of the 2024 Common Lisp community survey.
(How to Write a (Lisp) Interpreter (in Python))
This page has two purposes: to describe how to implement computer language interpreters in general, and in particular to build an interpreter for most of the Scheme dialect of Lisp using Python 3 as the implementation language. I call my language and interpreter Lispy (lis.py). Years ago, I showed how to write a semi-practical Scheme interpreter Java and in in Common Lisp). This time around the goal is to demonstrate, as concisely and simply as possible, what Alan Kay called "Maxwell's Equations of Software."
A Tour of the Lisps
A pretty comprehensive tour of the main Lisps in play as of the end of 2023.
Cyclone Scheme
New implementation of Scheme with a compiler for building standalone applications.
The Many Faces of an Undying Programming Language
An article that goes over the various types of Lisp; nice high-level view.
Gerbil Scheme
Another Scheme I've not seen before. Looks interesting and maintained too.
Beautiful Racket by Matthew Butterick
Book that uses Racket.