But there is need for an update of the Common Lisp standard. There are lots of improvements needed without creating a new language. There are different implemen

But there is need for an update of the Common Lisp standard. There are lots of improvements needed without creating a new language. There are different implementations for various extensions and one needs to standardize them, instead of providing a portable wrapper library. Stuff like Unicode strings/characters/files/streams really needs to be defined on a language level. Typical things to fix: * basic threading * Unicode characters and strings * less undefined behavior * environments * extensible loops * CLOS conditions and streams * extensible sequences * security (fixing reader eval, ...) and more... http://www.cliki.net/Proposed%20ANSI%20Revisions%20and%20Clarifications http://www.cliki.net/Proposed%20ANSI%20Revisions%20and%20Cla... http://www.cliki.net/Proposed%20Extensions%20To%20ANSI http://www.cliki.net/Proposed%20Extensions%20To%20ANSI