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Practical Common Lisp by Peter Seibel: http://www.gigamonkeys.com/book/ http://www.gigamonkeys.com/book/
by mrottenkolber 12y ago
Practical Common Lisp by Peter Seibel:
http://www.gigamonkeys.com/book/ http://www.gigamonkeys.com/book/
- nemoniac 12y agoPCL is a good book but too wordy for my taste. Paul Graham's ANSI Common Lisp will get an advanced programmer up to an advanced level more quickly and efficiently. http://www.paulgraham.com/acl.html http://www.paulgraham.com/acl.html
- mrottenkolber 12y agoI'd say both are essential, but PCL should be digested first (no need to read every paragraph). On Lisp is IMHO a lambda power user guide and not a good general introduction to CL.
- nemoniac 12y agoNote that I recommended the book "ANSI Common Lisp" for an advanced (non Lisp) programmer, not "On Lisp". That aside, I agree with your description of On Lisp.
- wtbob 12y agoI'll second PCL. It really is incredibly good. Unlike some other introductions to Lisp, which tend to be of the algorithmic, CS side of things, PCL approaches things from more of a scripting/software-development side. Common Lisp really is a great developer's language, and PCL helps show why. Peter Seibel's a great writer, too.