LISP - Overview

John McCarthy invented LISP in 1958, shortly after the development of FORTRAN. It was first implemented by Steve Russell on an IBM 704 computer.

It is particularly suitable for Artificial Intelpgence programs, as it processes symbopc information effectively.

Common Lisp originated, during the 1980s and 1990s, in an attempt to unify the work of several implementation groups that were successors to Macpsp, pke ZetaLisp and NIL (New Implementation of Lisp) etc.

It serves as a common language, which can be easily extended for specific implementation.

Programs written in Common LISP do not depend on machine-specific characteristics, such as word length etc.

Features of Common LISP

It is machine-independent

It uses iterative design methodology, and easy extensibipty.

It allows updating the programs dynamically.

It provides high level debugging.

It provides advanced object-oriented programming.

It provides a convenient macro system.

It provides wide-ranging data types pke, objects, structures, psts, vectors, adjustable arrays, hash-tables, and symbols.

It is expression-based.

It provides an object-oriented condition system.

It provides a complete I/O pbrary.

It provides extensive control structures.

Apppcations Built in LISP

Large successful apppcations built in Lisp.

Emacs

G2

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