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Here are some starting points for exploration: http://t3x.org/lfn/ http://t3x.org/klisp/ http://t3x.org/klisp/22/

It's a utopia at this point.

I wrote a book in its spirit in 2012 with a second edition in 2022: http://t3x.org/reload/ It is called Practical Compiler Construction. The Compiler Writing Journey is based on it…

You don't have to buy them all at once! :) And then, at least for the compiler books, there is: http://t3x.org/files/whichbook.pdf

Thanks for resubmitting the posting! I appreciate it! :)

It's good to have a life-time project and watch it evolve over time. Nothing insane about that!

"A kid in a candy store", I love it! :) Enjoy your stay!

Aww, man. If you haven't yet purchased the 2nd ed, send me an email!

LISP in Small Pieces discusses very sophisticated techniques, while LISP From Nothing is more about the quirks and implementations of early LISP. Of course you can write a modern L…

Yes, the book is about the bootstrapping of LISP, both in a historical and practical context. Hence "from nothing".

And no AI has harmed the planet in the making of this book.

I am well aware of that :)

There are always the sample chapters, and the code from the book is in the public domain. :) The book is basically a modern and more complete version of the "Small C Handbook" of t…

Thank you for your kind description of my work! Turning the Buddhist (or other) teachings into deeds is not too hard once you have understood who you are, and, maybe more important…

So have I! :) And thanks for the Cage quote. I enjoyed that, too!

Thanks! And yes, Scheme 9 from Empty Space should compile on Plan 9! http://t3x.org/s9fes/

Many thanks to everybody who is wrote in this thread! Your words mean a lot to me! I will reply to some individual messages. If I don't, please substitute "thank you!" :)

Indeed, thanks!

Thank you so much for reading my books and describing my work in such beautiful words! You basically answered your own question! My motivation is just the creation of something I f…

Haha, yes! You are the first one to notice or, at least, to respond.

But then (ATOM NIL) is neither TRUE nor FALSE.

tug2024 wrote: > Doesn’t lisp extend lambda calculus (abstraction . application)? As a consequence, lisp (abstraction . application . environment)! Another valid question downvoted…

Second edition, with a new chapter on lambda calculus.