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Re:Show HN: Bel by mark_l_watson on Saturday October 12, 2019 @10:38AM (#21233477)
I use SBCL to build command line applications. Reasonable enough memory use and very fast startup times. I for a while used to use Gambit Scheme for this but decided I like Common Lisp better. We no longer need hardware Lisp machines for good performance. That said, for some applications Rust is clearly better.
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Re:Show HN: Bel by e12e on Sunday October 13, 2019 @07:36AM (#21239853)
Do you have some examples you could share?
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Re:Show HN: Bel by mark_l_watson on Sunday October 13, 2019 @10:55AM (#21240666)
There is one in the new edition of my Common Lisp book https://leanpub.com/lovinglisp

You can read it online for free, and clone the github examples repo.

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Re:Show HN: Bel by neonate on Saturday October 12, 2019 @04:50PM (#21236144)
Why do you like Common Lisp better?
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Re:Show HN: Bel by mark_l_watson on Saturday October 12, 2019 @05:34PM (#21236516)
I have so much experience with Common Lisp, starting around 1984 on my 1108 Lisp Machine. I have used various Scheme implementations a lot, but I just have more history and experience with Common Lisp. Both are great choices, and there are many high quality Schemes, plus Racket. Experiment, and then choose your own favorite Lisp.
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