I dislike the use of a parser generator libary. If it were any other language, sure. But Lisp is so easy to parse. Writing parsers is fun, and it would be a g

I dislike the use of a parser generator libary. If it were any other language, sure. But Lisp is so easy to parse. Writing parsers is fun, and it would be a good exercise. I applaud you for wanting to teach beginners how to install libraries, but this seems like the wrong choice. Props for mentioning conditional compilation early. It's underrepresented in books but essential for real life.