I do. Feel free to ask any questions, I will try to answer them if possible. In summary: I think SBCL is the most sophisticated Lisp compiler around and it is

I do. Feel free to ask any questions, I will try to answer them if possible. In summary: I think SBCL is the most sophisticated Lisp compiler around and it is even free :). It is not as polished as some commercial solutions, which also come with IDEs, but in the setup of SBCL+Slime+Emacs, you have a professional Lisp setup which will go a long way. (I have done professional work with this setup).