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ANSI Common LISP
by
Paul Graham
KEY BENEFIT: Teaching users new and more powerful ways of thinking about programs, this two-in-one text contains a tutorial--full of examples--that explains all the essential concepts of Lisp programming, "plus" an up-to-date summary of ANSI Common Lisp, listing every operator in the language. Informative and fun, it gives users everything they need to start writing progra...more
Paperback, 432 pages
Published
November 2nd 1995
by Prentice Hall
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If you are going to read one book on Lisps or functional programming, it should be Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs. If you are going to read a second book, you should reread SICP. When you are ready for a third book, this is a pretty good option. This is a better book than Programming Clojure or any of the various scheme books I have read, but it is perhaps too focused on the particulars of Common LISP and not about functional programming more broadly, so there might not be as...more
This is the standard tome of Lisp learning, and it is indeed a venerable book. Starting from the very basics and working up through more advanced topics, it is perfect for someone just getting started with programming in general. It does start a little slow if you are familiar with programming but it moves quickly, so it's not too much of a problem. Although Successful Lisp might be a better choice to learn Lisp from, I keep a copy of this on hand for its indispensable Appendix D, the language r...more
This is an okay book describing the language and libraries of Common Lisp. It also shows how to utilize all this for some non-trivial cases to make the best use of the language possible.
But sometimes I got a bit distracted by Grahams's smug way of writing. But that's a recurring theme in Lisp texts as far as I've seen.
This book did not make me want to code in Lisp (SICP did a much better work at that).
But sometimes I got a bit distracted by Grahams's smug way of writing. But that's a recurring theme in Lisp texts as far as I've seen.
This book did not make me want to code in Lisp (SICP did a much better work at that).
A great book to introduce you to Common Lisp. It will get you started on the right footing, and it's worth noting where some of the style points are, because you'll most likely end up looking for those parts again.
This book and Pete Seibel's Practical Common Lisp are way to common lisp. Perhaps now Stu Halloway's Programming Clojure should join these.
I don't think I've read any book that's advanced my programming knowledge more than this little book.
LISP is the best language in the world. This is just a tribute.
A good read. I wasn't amazed by ideas presented in this book (because of my familiarity with Lisp), but it serves well as an introduction to Common Lisp. I liked fast pace in which material is presented, without many unnecessary words.
May 29, 2008
Antonio Ognio
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Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
Mandatory book on Common Lisp. Textbook for the "Programación No-Procedural" course at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas.
Common Lisp demonstrates how an elegant concept can snowball into an unmanageable mess. This book documents that mess well.
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Paul Graham is an essayist, programmer, and programming language designer. In 1995 he developed with Robert Morris the first web-based application, Viaweb, which was acquired by Yahoo in 1998. In 2002 he described a simple statistical spam filter that inspired a new generation of filters. He's currently working on a new programming language called Arc, a new book on startups, and is one of the par...more
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