I am a mild-mannered C#/C++ programmer by day, and I have been learning Lisp in my spare time. Comparatively speaking, I do not spend much time programming for personal projects (only an hour or two a day), but I noticed something awesome recently: Lisp is influencing the way I write C++ in a few different [...]
I’ve learned a subset of Common Lisp that is large enough to start writing programs. This uncovered a small problem: how do I know I’m doing it right? Lisp is an old language, and there are ancient conventions and standards written deep in the caverns of MIT. Fortunately for me, the internet is best used [...]
Anyone who read my post last week knows that I’ve been trying to learn Lisp in my free time. My Dad has also noticed, and he occasionally checks on my progress. A week or two ago, he threw me a curveball: “How’s it going? Do you understand it all yet?” “No. I’m making progress, though. [...]
