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And here's some interesting background info on the late John Allen which I just stumbled upon: John Allen (1937-2022) and Anatomy of LISP https://mcjones.org/d
by jcynix 8mo ago
And here's some interesting background info on the late John Allen which I just stumbled upon:
John Allen (1937-2022) and Anatomy of LISP
https://mcjones.org/dustydecks/archives/2024/04/11/1249/ https://mcjones.org/dustydecks/archives/2024/04/11/1249/
- mark_l_watson 8mo agoexcellent. Also cool that Allen wrote TCL Lisp.
- pmcjones 8mo agoAnd it's worth pointing out here that the book itself is now freely available: https://dl.acm.org/doi/book/10.5555/542865 https://dl.acm.org/doi/book/10.5555/542865
- nyankosensei 8mo agoMaybe I’m missing something, but that webpage only seems to provide a PDF containing the beginning of the book (up through the Preface). Perhaps you need a ACM Digital Library Premium subscription to access the entire book?
- pmcjones 8mo agoSigh -- they keep changing the rules. I think you have to have a free ACM account. If you send me an email (see my home page in my profile), I'll send you a PDF.
- nyankosensei 8mo agoI appreciate your offer, but there’s no need. I subsequently found a copy here: https://softwarepreservation.computerhistory.org/LISP/book/Allen-Anatomy_of_LISP-1978.pdf https://softwarepreservation.computerhistory.org/LISP/book/A...
- pmcjones 8mo agoI should have given this link also: https://softwarepreservation.computerhistory.org/LISP/book/Allen-Anatomy_of_LISP-1978.pdf https://softwarepreservation.computerhistory.org/LISP/book/A...