Common Lispcraft

by Robert Wilensky

Book Overview

In an interactive session with the interpreter, readers of this book are introduced to the elements of the Common LISP language as well as to issues of programming style.

Common LISPcraft contains:

Full documentation of every Common LISP function, symbol, and character.

Standardization notes highlighted in the text. These draw attention to language features that are unspecified by the definition of Common LISP, that depend on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393955443
• ISBN13: 9780393955446
• Release Date: September 1986
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 526 Pages
• Weight: 1.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Easy reading for the novice Common Lisp programmer

This book is a classic in the Lisp literature. It is extremely readable. Those new to Lisp can gain from this. Good Lisp programming style is emphasized. this book is a reworking of the author's earlier book LispCraft. Ease of reading should be considered this work's greatest asset.