so old....

[lewisl]

Published in 1992, all the examples with setf result in errors because an undefined variable is being "set." The language is now so appalling and ornate that the only thing that works is (defparameter x 10). The committees have taken over and made the language a bastion of hideous rules that enshrine the committee members' esoteric knowledge.

[homedirectory]

Which implementation are you using? I'm using GNU CLISP and, having worked through the first 8 chapters, almost everything has been smooth so far.

[lewisl]

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