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I use Common Lisp daily on macOS and Linux, but use SBCL and Emacs with Sly. Never tried out a commercial implementation so I cannot compare to Emacs and SBCL.
by lars-b2018 6y ago
I use Common Lisp daily on macOS and Linux, but use SBCL and Emacs with Sly. Never tried out a commercial implementation so I cannot compare to Emacs and SBCL. Are they worth the money vs. the open source tools?
- tachyonbeam 6y agoHow could they be worth it? Vendor lock-in has a huge cost IMO. You're going to have to keep paying for these insanely expensive licenses for years, maybe decades?
- pjmlp 6y agoIf one wants to use Lisp as the Lisp Machines/Interlisp-D allowed for, only the commercial versions offer such experience.
- mark_l_watson 6y agoI use LispWorks proprietary UI library CAPI, otherwise all of my code is portable. SBCL and Emacs are great, use them often, also.