Let Over Lambda—50 Years of Lisp

Table of Contents

Edition 1.0

1. Introduction
   Introduction
   1. Macros
      Macros
   2. U-Language
      U-Language
   3. The Lisp Utility
      The Lisp Utility
   4. License
      License
   5. Thanks
      Thanks
2. Closures
   Closures
   1. Closure-Oriented Programming
      Closure-Oriented Programming
   2. Environments and Extent
      Environments and Extent
   3. Lexical and Dynamic Scope
      Lexical and Dynamic Scope
   4. Let It Be Lambda
      Let It Be Lambda
   5. Let Over Lambda
      Let Over Lambda
   6. Lambda Over Let Over Lambda
      Lambda Over Let Over Lambda
   7. Let Over Lambda Over Let Over Lambda
      Let Over Lambda Over Let Over Lambda
3. Macro Basics
   Macro Basics
   1. Iterative Development
      Iterative Development
   2. Domain Specific Languages
      Domain Specific Languages
   3. Control Structures
      Control Structures
   4. Free Variables
      Free Variables
   5. Unwanted Capture
      Unwanted Capture
   6. Once Only
      Once Only
   7. Duality of Syntax
      Duality of Syntax
4. Read Macros
   Read Macros
   1. Run-Time at Read-Time
      Run-Time at Read-Time
   2. Backquote
      Backquote
   3. Reading Strings
      Reading Strings
   4. CL-PPCRE
      CL-PPCRE
   5. Cyclic Expressions
      Cyclic Expressions
   6. Reader Security
      Reader Security
5. Programs That Program
   Programs That Program
   1. Lisp Is Not Functional
      Lisp Is Not Functional
   2. Top-Down Programming
      Top-Down Programming
   3. Implicit Contexts
      Implicit Contexts
   4. Code-Walking with Macrolet
      Code-Walking with Macrolet
   5. Recursive Expansions
      Recursive Expansions
   6. Recursive Solutions
      Recursive Solutions
   7. Dlambda
      Dlambda
6. Anaphoric Macros
   Anaphoric Macros
   1. More Phors?
      More Phors?
   2. Sharp-Backquote
      Sharp-Backquote
   3. Alet and Finite State Machines
      Alet and Finite State Machines
   4. Indirection Chains
      Indirection Chains
   5. Hotpatching Closures
      Hotpatching Closures
   6. Sub-Lexical Scope
      Sub-Lexical Scope
   7. Pandoric Macros
      Pandoric Macros
7. Macro Efficiency Topics
   Macro Efficiency Topics
   1. Lisp Is Fast
      Lisp Is Fast
   2. Macros Make Lisp Fast
      Macros Make Lisp Fast
   3. Getting To Know Your Disassembler
      Getting To Know Your Disassembler
   4. Pointer Scope
      Pointer Scope
   5. Tlists and Cons Pools
      Tlists and Cons Pools
   6. Sorting Networks
      Sorting Networks
   7. Writing and Benchmarking Compilers
      Writing and Benchmarking Compilers
8. Lisp Moving Forth Moving Lisp
   Lisp Moving Forth Moving Lisp
   1. Weird By Design
      Weird By Design
   2. Cons Threaded Code
      Cons Threaded Code
   3. Duality of Syntax, Defined
      Duality of Syntax, Defined
   4. Going Forth
      Going Forth
   5. Going Forther
      Going Forther
   6. Going Lisp
      Going Lisp

Appendices

1. Languages to Learn
   Languages to Learn
   1. Road to Lisp
      Road to Lisp
   2. C and Perl
      C and Perl
   3. Lisp Incubators
      Lisp Incubators
2. Languages to Avoid
   Languages to Avoid
   1. Opinion
      Opinion
   2. Blub Central
      Blub Central
   3. Niche Blub
      Niche Blub
3. Implementations
   Implementations
   1. CMUCL/SBCL
      CMUCL/SBCL
   2. CLISP
      CLISP
   3. Others
      Others
4. Lisp Editors
   Lisp Editors
   1. emacs
      emacs
   2. vi
      vi

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   References

   References by Author

   Index