10:07:49wasamasa> I also wonder about why this is the case with Common Lisp. My understanding is that there were a number of lisps and standardization was meant to unify them. Maybe to some people this standardization process means that it’s the heir to the throne and therefore the one true Lisp of lore. To me, it means the opposite: it’s yet another lisp.
11:07:16pjbwasamasa: Have a look at (intersection common-lisp emacs-lisp scheme) http://www.informatimago.com/develop/lisp/com/informatimago/small-cl-pgms/intersection-r5rs-common-lisp-emacs-lisp/
11:07:39pjbTrying to load cl code in elisp or vice versa should prove instructive.