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13:10:58
Xach
here's an odd scam: https://www.ebay.com/itm/402385613081 - a blank notebook "customized for common lisp programmers"
13:15:40
_death
I'm reading an interesting book nowadays, though it's about a system that was written in Interlisp..
13:33:20
dbotton_
is there a simple tutorial or template with good comments on the ideal way today to setup a lisp project, configs etc
14:06:18
adlai
Xach: I am drafting a reasonably-concise and hopefully-polite literal copy of my explanation from yesterday, to place in the github issue; in case it was not clear, there is a reasonable chance that I will nix the licensing question and close the issue myself, without requiring further action from you.
15:18:53
saganman
lol beach, I wouldn't undertsnad any of that. I'm just some what better than amateur programmer.
15:19:46
beach
ck_: Nice offer, but I am quite busy actually. To summarize, I am redoing the bootstrapping procedure for SICL with improved techniques, and I just finished phase 2 a few minutes ago.
15:20:26
Xach
it is different when you make something because someone five levels above you in some hierarchy decided it should be made, and on what terms and schedule
15:20:33
beach
Yes, and that's what "amateur" means, namely a person pursuing an activity out of love.
15:20:44
saganman
beach, If my memory serves correctly, you have been working on that for long time. Good Luck!
15:22:19
beach
saganman: Since I am a very slow thinker, I often get things wrong, and then I have to ditch what I did and start over. I have learned to live with that.
15:22:19
saganman
Yeah, I don't have any plans with Lisp. Lisp history and the language piqued my interest.
15:38:39
adlai
saganman: do you need suggestions of doctoral dissertations to read during your copious free time?
15:41:48
adlai
there is one specific dissertation, pertaining to computer programming in general, although it investigates one common lisp compiler along with a few compilers of other languages
15:42:06
adlai
and it might, quite possibly, help you understand why exactly beach's work is so important.
15:43:48
adlai
https://dwheeler.com/trusting-trust/dissertation/html/wheeler-trusting-trust-ddc.html