I guess, while I am at it, which #lisp #commonlisp should I settle on
#ClozureCL, #GnuCommonLisp #gcl, #Clisp, #SteelBankCommonLisp (#sbcl)
@Absinthe SBCL. It is actively developed (unlike clozurecl), with monthly releases. It compiles to native code (unlike CLISP), the compiler has many unique features. That said, many implementations have their uses but if you're asking, then the answer is clear.
I very rarely hear about GCL. Last time I saw it mentioned, was in a source code hunk meant to be read by GCL specificially, followed by a comment like “my, is GCL broken”.
I very rarely hear about GCL. Last time I saw it mentioned, was in a source code hunk meant to be read by GCL specificially, followed by a comment like “my, is GCL broken”.
@akater I have them both running in different configurations, I am not noticing much in the way of differences, but I am so novice or neophyte ... Nematode even.. I really need a good feature walkthrough.
@Absinthe It's a long journey. :-) I've been using SLIME for years and only recently learned about some nice features. Just use it and ask questions about particular use cases (“How do I do this? Is that possible?”) in communities with competent members.
@akater still bouncing around different emacs setups.
@akater once I finish the mentored track on exercise.io I will look for a proper walk through tutorial.
So I tried SLY; but whenever I tried to autocomplete, it crashed Emacs, and I maybe even had to reboot, don't remember. I only remember those were severe crashes. My experience is likely unusual but I prefer a stable environment. SLIME is very reliable.