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Re:SBCL 1.2.0 Released with ARM support by rayiner on Wednesday May 28, 2014 @07:22AM (#7809346)
Lisp was popular back when the "interesting" apps were things like compilers, AI systems, mathematics systems, GUI's, etc. See: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Common_Lisp_software
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Re:SBCL 1.2.0 Released with ARM support by fulafel on Wednesday May 28, 2014 @09:39AM (#7809807)
It's a bummer compilers out of vogue now. For example, lackluster compiler tech is the reason GPU computing is still stuck in rare niches.
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Re:SBCL 1.2.0 Released with ARM support by throwawayaway on Wednesday May 28, 2014 @07:55AM (#7809443)
what do you consider interesting nowadays?
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Re:SBCL 1.2.0 Released with ARM support by rayiner on Wednesday May 28, 2014 @09:19AM (#7809721)
I mean "interesting" in the sense that those were areas of active research and development. I think the equivalent today would be things like control software for self-driving cars and drones, the software that does StreetView, etc.
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