Guy L. Steele

I know it's crazy, but I still think of this as Guy Steele's book. I always forget there was even a co-author. It's a truly great book, and had all the important bells and whistles that were added after the second edition of K&R's C book was out. It's a great book, and a worthy addition to the bookshelf.

From Amazon's review:

This is the Lisp programmers' bible. If you need to know the official specification, every function defined in Common Lisp can be found in here somewhere. Anyone vaguely serious about programming in Lisp for extended periods of time should keep a copy of this book for reference. However, note that while this book is clearly written, it is not an introduction to programming in Lisp--Common Lisp: The Language only offers the language specification.

It's a fact. I long ago show more lost track of my first edition of this, which was probably less than half the size. By the time this edition came out, the writing was on the wall, even though most of us didn't see it for a few more years. My last professional programming where LISP was the major language was probably in 1993 or 1994. I still miss the Symbolics.

It's an excellent book, well written, and well researched, and one you should have in your library. Published by the late, lamented DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation). show less

I like the old cover better. This book does not need a fancy colorful cover, it is the most worn out book in my collection ( the old version, i bought the new one and it is shamefully pristine). Really the title is the review. Maybe just replace the "A" with "The".

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