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SBCL is definitely worth learning and is fine for writing applications. Should you choose it over Clojure? Tougher question. There's a lot, lot, lot of good
by pchristensen 17y ago
SBCL is definitely worth learning and is fine for writing applications. Should you choose it over Clojure? Tougher question. There's a lot, lot, lot of good books and documentation about CL but Clojure has popularity and momentum. No matter which you choose, I don't think you can go wrong.
- crazydiamond 17y agoWill one's learning carry over easily from one lisp to another (one CL to another), and onto Clojure ?
- jgg 17y agoThat's a good question, actually. The answer is: Yes and no. Scheme, Emacs Lisp, Common Lisp and Clojure are all different, certainly. For example, when you look at programming texts, you realize that there really is a "Scheme" way of doing things and a "Common Lisp" way of doing things, which aren't always the same. That being said, if you learn one dialect, that will probably make learning another much easier. If you're new to the Lisp thing, I'd learn Scheme.