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Common Lisp

ANSI-standardized dialect of Lisp
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Common Lisp is a software application influenced by Lisp, Lisp Machine Lisp, Maclisp, Scheme (programming language), and Interlisp . It incorporates features and design elements from these earlier Lisp dialects, reflecting a synthesis of their capabilities and philosophies . The language was developed to unify and standardize the diverse Lisp traditions that had emerged in academic and industrial settings . Its design prioritizes flexibility and expressiveness, drawing directly from its predecessors to support both procedural and functional programming paradigms .

Common Lisp

Summary

Common Lisp is a programming language[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (803 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Common Lisp was influenced by Lisp[3].
  • Common Lisp was influenced by Lisp Machine Lisp[4].
  • Common Lisp was influenced by Maclisp[5].
  • Common Lisp was influenced by Q187560[6].
  • Common Lisp was influenced by Interlisp[7].
  • Common Lisp's instance of is recorded as programming language[8].
  • Common Lisp's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language[9].
  • Common Lisp's instance of is recorded as object-based language[10].
  • Common Lisp's instance of is recorded as functional programming language[11].
  • Common Lisp's instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language[12].
  • Common Lisp's based on is recorded as Interlisp[13].
  • Common Lisp's based on is recorded as Maclisp[14].
  • Common Lisp's developer is recorded as Common Lisp committee, J13[15].
  • Common Lisp's designed by is recorded as Scott E. Fahlman[16].
  • Common Lisp's designed by is recorded as Richard P. Gabriel[17].
  • Common Lisp's designed by is recorded as David Moon[18].
  • Common Lisp's Commons category is recorded as Common Lisp[19].
  • Common Lisp comprises CLtL1[20].
  • Common Lisp comprises CLtL2[21].
  • Common Lisp comprises ANSI X3.226[22].
  • Common Lisp comprises ANSI INCITS 226[23].
  • January 1, 1984 marks the founding of Common Lisp[24].
  • Common Lisp's has edition or translation is recorded as Common Lisp HyperSpec[25].
  • Common Lisp's official website is recorded as https://common-lisp.net[26].
  • Common Lisp's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Common Lisp[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[8], procedural programming language[9], object-based language[10], functional programming language[11], and multi-paradigm programming language[12].

History and Context

January 1, 1984 marks the founding of Common Lisp[24].

Why It Matters

Common Lisp ranks in the top 3% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (803 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

It has been cited as an influence by R[30], a programming language[31], founded in 1993[32]; Clojure[33], a programming language[34], founded in 2007[35]; Scala[36], an object-based language[37], founded in 2004[38]; Raku[39], a programming language[40], founded in 2015[41]; Emacs Lisp[42], a programming language[43], founded in 1985[44]; and Dylan[45], a programming language[46], founded in 1992[47].

FAQs

Who did Common Lisp influence?

Common Lisp has been cited as an influence by R[30], Clojure[33], Scala[36], and Raku[39].

Related Entities

ANSI INCITS 226 ANSI X3.226 April APL Armed Bear Common Lisp AspectJ Clojure CLtL1 CLtL2 Common Lisp Interface Manager David Moon Dylan Emacs Lisp EuLisp functional programming language GNU Common Lisp Interlisp ISLISP Lisp Lisp-based Intelligent Software Agents Lisp Machine Lisp Maclisp Mezzano multi-paradigm programming language object-based language OKI Common Lisp procedural programming procedural programming language programming language R Raku

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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