LISP: ∙ High level and multipurpose language ∙ Facilitates symbolic computation (e.g. Music Data) ∙ Functional programming ∙ Use and representation of Lisp Programs as Lisp Data ∙ Multiple 'built-in' functions and 'macros' available ∙ Interpretative code (non declarative) ∙ Interactive programming and 'debugging': The Interpreter ∙ Optimization for recursive operations ∙ Expansive Basic bibliography and documentation: Steele, Guy. “Common LISP (Second Edition).” Prentice Hall, 1990. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/Groups/AI/html/cltl/clm/index.html Touretzky, David S. "Common Lisp: A Gentle Introduction to Symbolic Computation." Harper & Row, 1984. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/LispBook/ Common Lisp Hyperspec: http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Front/index.htm Implementations: Lispworks Personal Edition (Mac & PC): http://www.lispworks.com Clozure CL (Mac & Linux) http://www.clozure.com/ Franz (Lisp) - (Allegro CL) (Mac & PC): http://franz.com/downloads/index.lhtml SBCL - Steel Bank Common LISP (multiple platforms) http://sbcl.sourceforge.net/
