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Things would be better for Lisp if it were as easy for non-hacker end users to obtain and install the needed Lisp system. A Google search for java runtime resu
by tjr 17y ago
Things would be better for Lisp if it were as easy for non-hacker end users to obtain and install the needed Lisp system.
A Google search for java runtime results in top hits like "Download Free Java Software", "Java Downloads for All Operating Systems", "Java SE Downloads" (with the pertinent phrase visible, "What Java Do I Need?").
A search for Lisp runtime results in top hits like a chapter from the gigamonkeys.com Lisp book, an irrelevant question thread on StackOverflow, and a somewhat relevant page about the Lisp runtime that comes with Autodesk.
I can imagine that doing something like, say, making an easy-to-find, easy-to-download, easy-to-install package of CLisp, tossing in wx widget bindings for good measure, would go a long way toward making distribution of Lisp software easier.