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Very well written article. After a long time, I read an article from top to bottom without losing focus.

Turbo C. I liked how it came with support libraries to develop programs with audio, graphics and normal text. It is really what got me into game programming. It was a much simpler …

The title is very clickbait

My own: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25441664 Got a lot of great advice and set me on the path for learning common lisp.

Are there any easy to use quantum computer as a service (qcaas?) I can try to learn this field?

Why did this get downvoted? This is correct description of the project. It is even written in readme.

The article uses nano throughout. Is nano a popularly used editor? I have not seen anyone around using nano. I see vim, atom, sublime, vs code but never nano. Just curious if nano …

I forgot to ask in my main question. I can't edit it anymore. I am seriously thinking of learnijg common lisp. Thank you for all the suggestions. Is it possible to build web apps i…

Why is common lisp ugly? Many people here suggested common lisp. I was considering it. I like to learn for fun but I am looking for something practical. I will want to build some u…

"If you mean Common Lisp, I'd say install SBCL and start playing with with the repl" I meant any lisp. Common lisp, clojure, ccl. I am new to this so did not have a choice. But in …

There are multiple versions of Lisp. Multiple compilers. What is a good one for someone new to pick? I use VS Code and Vim. Are they suitable for learning Lisp?

There is this orange outdated looking site where nerds hang out that I like - https://news.ycombinator.com/

Share your favorite IRC channels. Do tell us why you like them.

Yes, Twitter and Slack are proprietary.

I see many people recommending Discord as alternative to Twitter, slack and similar platforms. Can someone explain what is so attractive about discord in simple laymen terms? Disco…

I see many people recommending Discord as alternative to Twitter, slack and similar platforms. Can someone explain what is so attractive about discord in simple laymen terms? Disco…

Thank you for the support. Yes it was a genuine question. I am not native English speaker. I was trying to understand the comment.

Hacker news loads fine on w3m. w3m keybindings are also much better (vi like).

Unix shell command languages by Ken Thompson

Why it may be irrelevant that the project is active? Not sure I understood the point behind your last sentence. Can you explain please?

Good post. Not a "show hn" though, is it?