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I would say "Realm of Racket" is really the second edition to "Land of Lisp"- The fact is that most lisp developers now use either Racket Scheme or Clojure, so
by drcode 8y ago
I would say "Realm of Racket" is really the second edition to "Land of Lisp"- The fact is that most lisp developers now use either Racket Scheme or Clojure, so those are really the only markets that could support a rework of LOL in 2019. I've tried a couple of times in the past to work with someone on a Clojure port, but just haven't been able to make the coauthor+publisher work out right to get it launched.
- Jach 8y agoI'll have to check it out. I'm surprised about your impression of where most lisp developers are in 2019 vs 2010 -- from my (admittedly still rather outsider) perspective the CL ecosystem looks significantly healthier in 2019 than in 2010. Clojure[Script] remains dominant but has lost a lot of steam, Racket took some high-profile Lispers but still doesn't have the production success stories that both CL and Clojure have and language progress is likely to be stalled a while as the transition to a Chez core continues, and CL usage and useful libraries have despite it all grown. The main IRC channel is active, there's a C++ integration story (Clasp), more frequent CL-related HN submissions, the European Lisp Symposium this year had a lot of new first-time attendees, and new books with an emphasis on helping production programmers (e.g. Common Lisp Recipes) were published.
- bunderbunder 8y agoIf you ever manage to get that off the ground and onto shelves, that would make me a very happy kiddo. Thanks for writing one of the most enjoyable programming books out there.
- timClicks 8y agoFlick me a message if you're interested in chatting to Manning at any stage