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"Fluff" "FLUFF"??? If that's fluff then most of the rest of the web is fluff... oh wait. Seriously, the web site is a very informative site about "Common Li
by drmeister 8y ago
"Fluff" "FLUFF"???
If that's fluff then most of the rest of the web is fluff... oh wait.
Seriously, the web site is a very informative site about "Common Lisp" - a specific dialect of Lisp. It's right there when you click the link, big letters - "Common Lisp" - you can't miss it.
You could argue about the URL "lisp-lang.org" - but why?
- WindowsFon4life 8y ago"We are in the process of decoding the original format used for the CLHS." This is a smell that highlights the above post it seems.
- drmeister 8y agoIt's more of an issue at the interface of technology and licensing. The CLHS (Common Lisp Hyper Specification) is a very large, web based document written in the 80's and it looks like an old Geocities web site. I believe the CLHS license says that it's not allowed to be changed (to protect the standard - I believe - someone correct me please) and so the community is working from slightly older drafts and figuring out how to automate the conversion to something that looks more modern. It's not a problem with Common Lisp - it's a problem that HTML, the web and user expectations have been changing over the years. There's that permanence thing again.
- lispm 8y ago> is working from slightly older drafts Not really, the content is the same.