> Which, as anyone that had the misfortune of reading, is awful as a reference. It's both too technical for casual software developers and not official enough f

> Which, as anyone that had the misfortune of reading, is awful as a reference. It's both too technical for casual software developers and not official enough for language implementers. I don't think this is fair. It is a very useful reference, and it doesn't claim to be a tutorial: " 1.1.1 Scope and Purpose The specification set forth in this document is designed to promote the portability of Common Lisp programs among a variety of data processing systems. It is a language specification aimed at an audience of implementors and knowledgeable programmers. It is neither a tutorial nor an implementation guide."