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Learning Common Lisp

It is not necessary to know Common Lisp before beginning to use MCL. Indeed, MCL's interactive environment is a great way to learn Common Lisp. There are several ways to begin learning Common Lisp:

  • A number of textbooks and tutorials are available for Common Lisp and the Common Lisp Object System (CLOS). Some are described in "Common Lisp Tutorials" on page 70.

  • This Getting Started Guide describes some basic features of Common Lisp, and includes a short CLOS tutorial.

  • The sample programs which come with MCL are a valuable source of information both on Common Lisp, and on the MCL application framework.

  • Two Common Lisp reference works are available. These are not tutorials, but are complete descriptions of every feature of the language.

    • Common Lisp: the Language, second edition is available in HTML format in the documentation folder of the MCL CD.

    • The ANSI Common Lisp standard (X3.226-1994) is available in HTML format on the internet, at
      <http://www.harlequin.com/books/HyperSpec/>

    • MCL implements the language as described in Common Lisp: the Language, second edition. However, this version is close enough to the ANSI standard that the latter is still quite a useful reference when using MCL.

    Gettmg Started with MCL - 19 OCT 1996
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