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Something I've had puttering around in the back of my head for ages now is My Perfect Application Language. There are languages out t...

.github View code This repository provides a tiny .emacs file to set up Emacs quickly for Common Lisp programming. This document provides a detailed description of how to set it up and get started with Common Lisp programming. This repository provides a good middle ground between configuring Emacs manually by installing SLIME, Paredit, etc. yourself with M-x package-install commands and installing Portacle. It promotes a do-it-yourself approach to automate customizing Emacs for Common...

I recommend getting a print copy of SICP, though, and working through the examples in a real DrRacket environment on your computer. IMO, if you end up going deep in the "lispy" direction after playing with Racket, youll probably be drawn to Clojure as it is the Lisp with the biggest "production use" community at the moment. So long as you can put up with some JVM warts, it, too, will be a good experience. I have to second this. Racket is absolutely the best place to start. The...