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Re:Show HN: A star map creation tool with Common Lisp by snazz on Thursday June 20, 2019 @08:16AM (#20232080)
Packaging and ecosystem has changed a lot recently, so On Lisp or ANSI Common Lisp would both be outdated quickly (as would Seibel’s PCL; PG does not have a book with that title). Most of that you can find online: practically everything is available through Quicklisp and it’s a very intuitive piece of software. Concurrency is harder and Bordeaux Threads might be too new for detailed inclusion in On Lisp or PCL.

I would highly recommend On Lisp once you have gotten the syntax down. I ordered a printed copy of the PDF (legal since PG released it) and have been working through it. On Lisp won’t show you things that are easily done in other languages; its goal is to teach the power of CL. Certainly by the time you’re done you’d be comfortable with many types of macros, closures, the REPL-based workflow, and other strengths if CL, able to find more about how one uses it in practice without much trouble.

Re:Show HN: A star map creation tool with Common Lisp by weavie on Thursday June 20, 2019 @11:02AM (#20233587)
Be aware that On Lisp was written before ANSI common lisp was standardised so there are a few areas towards the end (if I recall, in the continuations chapter) that won't work as written.
Re:Show HN: A star map creation tool with Common Lisp by juanre on Thursday June 20, 2019 @08:34AM (#20232196)
PG's Lisp books don't deal with packaging and ecosystem at all, do they? I think they are still very much relevant, and I completely agree with your recommendation.
Re:Show HN: A star map creation tool with Common Lisp by snazz on Thursday June 20, 2019 @08:53AM (#20232366)
I don’t think so. I only have On Lisp on hand and it deals solely with the language itself.