Parenthetically Speaking expresses opinions and analysis about the Lisp family of languages. Except as explicitly indicated otherwise, the opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of any organization or company with which the author is affiliated.
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dpANS Common Lisp
Don't Judge a Spec by its Cover!
Lisp Pointers, Volume V, Number 3, July-September 1992.
What's in a Name?
Uses and Abuses of Lispy Terminology
Lisp Pointers, Volume VI, Number 1, January-March 1993.
The Best of Intentions
EQUAL Rights--and Wrongs--in Lisp
Lisp Pointers, Volume VI, Number 4, October-December 1993.
Accelerating Hindsight
Lisp as a Vehicle for Rapid Prototyping
Lisp Pointers, Volume VII, Number 1-2, January-June 1994.
More Than Just Words
Lambda, the Ultimate Political Party
Lisp Pointers, Volume VII, Number 4, October-December 1994. †
Ambitious Evaluation
A New Reading of an Old Issue
Lisp Pointers, Volume VIII, Number 2, May-August 1995.
Copyright © 1997 Kent M. Pitman. All rights reserved.
† A 2011 translation of “More Than Just Words” into Belorussian by Galina Miklosic is available. Click here to read it.