It's quite strange how programming in #commonlisp with #emacs and #sly can cause such a continuous drip of satisfying sensations...
commonlisp
#softwareEngineering #computerScience #programming #commonLisp #history #essay #reading of Whither Original Thought #transcript from @kentpitman
https://screwlisp.small-web.org/show/kmp-whither-original-thought/
with a link to its beginning in the interview.
I chose to hand-transcribe it to remove (and probably introduce) discontinuities.
A central theme is the tyrannies of programming libraries and the question of having exhaustive knowledge of your increasingly numerous dead forebearers.
Read it yourself (and/or listen finally).
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#commonLisp #programming #eev #emacs #McCLIM #kitten #smallweb #planning #article https://screwlisp.small-web.org/momentary/eev-clim-kitten/
Quite in depth. I am interested in talking here about what you think about my working-on-right-now directions. I decided that where-I-am-expecting-to-go-next is a different post.
In a nutshell, exploring my eev #markdown idiom, programs-using-each-other-like-people-do specifically #lisp image ⬌ emacs, and moving towards parenscript cl-kitten highly local community federation.
#programming #engineering #emacs #gui #commonLisp #McCLIM #eev article https://screwlisp.small-web.org/emacs/eev-and-mcclim/
Minimal case of starting a #lisp #ecl image outside of emacs running common lisp interface manager, then connecting to the image from inside emacs - working with mcclim, closing emacs, the external lisp image with the gui created in emacs is still there. Party trick for days.
This is the necessary precedent for writing exciting using-clim-as-intended articles. Also I have an emacs folder now.
#engineering #commonLisp #smallWeb #Cplusplus #insane #future #clKitten https://screwlisp.small-web.org/momentary/screwlisps-cl-kitten-future-theory/
in which I lay out a terrifying nine step complete overhauling of present popular #software #technology. I named it my Insane Fairy Godmother theory.
#lispyGopherClimate Pre-rec today. I got pulled away again.
000UTC every Wednesday on https://anonradio.net:8443/anonradio
#peertube Fallback: https://toobnix.org/w/cPtNtBAUwrjsjHVrk8unXW
AI scams against real crises #climateCrisis
#lisp #commonLisp
Richard C. Waters' Series and XP pretty printer
Warning: Waters' Series is just better than me. Those feels when.
https://climatejustice.social/@kentpitman/113491696377433762
#Lispmoo2jam #lispmoo2 #lambdaMOO
https://mastodon.sdf.org/@screwtape/113497279684399296
jmbr's #maxima -interface : https://mastodon.sdf.org/@screwtape/113500172365871549
#gamedev #itch_io #devlog
Okay I am hearing your RESOUNDING SILENCE
so I wrote a README and I encourage you to follow Egbert's lead as a hashtag game on the mastodon, tagged with #lispmoo2jam ; in which case I will add you to the honorary jam roll and your constructions to the git, and update the current map, like I did for Egbert.
#lisp #commonLisp #lispmoo2 #moo #collaborative #worldbuilding
https://lispy-gopher-show.itch.io/lispmoo2/devlog/837333/lispmoo2-instructions-important
Questions solicited but tbh construct something as well here or there plz
Hey everyone, #liveNow in a minute
https://live0.emacsconf.org/dev-480p.webm
#archive https://emacsconf.org/2024/talks/mcclim/
Thanks to @sacha
my #emacsconf talk on #commonLisp #mcclim #slime in #emacs
themed around #Sandewall's 1978 The Lisp Demo Program is happening.
Live Q&A after pre-rec.
Stream:
I'll be in Paradise sushi in #lambdaMOO for questions, and answer them in the bigbluebutton room for the talk I am going to hopefully find a link for in a moment!
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#LispyGopherClimate #podcast https://archives.anonradio.net/202412110000_screwtape.mp3
@sacha #live again!
Join us in #lambdaMOO too!
telnet lambda.moo.mud.org 8888
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@join screwtape
#emacsconf retrospective
#lispCurse little known real history & @fosskers transducers
https://toobnix.org/w/jCRwg62JJx2Bxt7RD6Yn7z
@kickingVegas #casual
https://toobnix.org/w/5vCCqXFtWJ3EK7W3HKPRUD
edrx #eevel
https://toobnix.org/w/6odX1p46GQ3XnnRPedgWRr
http://anggtwu.net/index.html#eev
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My #mcclim #beginners cont. #commonLisp + @mdhughes
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#Lisp machine revolution @amszmidt
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#lispyGopherClimate #live #christmas #podcast https://archives.anonradio.net/202412250000_screwtape.mp3
@kentpitman #haiku + underannounced #AI climate costs
#commonlisp #lisp Exciting to have #gamedev #powerhouse @mdhughes https://gitlab.com/mdhughes/mcclim-console https://itch.io/profile/mdhughes
and #mcclim #dev @jackdaniel https://turtleware.eu/
intersecting.
I'm adopting this vintage game terminal + grid for my lisp packages (around my own https://codeberg.org/tfw/lispmoo2 ). Also #Sandewall's #beliefDesireIntent in my own #lispmoo2.
join
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#NUD #codegolf #programming #gamedev #commonlisp
If you'll forgive the daily throwaway challenges, here's another one. To quote from the link,:
```
'(a (b c) d (e f))
overwrite the b with the f.
```
My solution, featuring the new "apply nconc to register", &
```
(progn ^^ [ >> >> v [ & ^^ [ >> >> ] )
```
the ability to use & to create portals opens up a world of puzzles/golf challenges.
https://lispy-gopher-show.itch.io/lispmoo2/devlog/872152/nud-golf-2-more-nconc
I'll add @mdhughes' https://mdhughes.tech/software/arrokoth/ for the interface this week.
![** Challenge 2 :screwlisp:
*** Input
#+begin_src lisp :exports code
'(a (b c) d (e f))
#+end_src
overwrite the b with the f.
*** Screwtape's solution.
#+begin_src lisp :exports both :cache yes :results output verbatim
(progn
(require :nud)
(in-package :nud/user)
(setq *test2* '(a (b c) d (e f)))
(gird *test2*)
(progn ^^ [ >> >> v [ & ^^ [ >> >> ] )
(print *test2*))
#+end_src
#+RESULTS[2892b5078657512145cbba8e177e48f3b7dc43fd]:
:
: (#1=(#:CURSOR F) D E (F B . #1#))
Well, if you'll believe me that F behind the cursor used to be that b.](/proxy/post_attachment/593161/dbf6a867b2.png "** Challenge 2 :screwlisp:
*** Input
#+begin_src lisp :exports code
'(a (b c) d (e f))
#+end_src
overwrite the b with the f.
*** Screwtape's solution.
#+begin_src lisp :exports both :cache yes :results output verbatim
(progn
(require :nud)
(in-package :nud/user)
(setq *test2* '(a (b c) d (e f)))
(gird *test2*)
(progn ^^ [ >> >> v [ & ^^ [ >> >> ] )
(print *test2*))
#+end_src
#+RESULTS[2892b5078657512145cbba8e177e48f3b7dc43fd]:
:
: (#1=(#:CURSOR F) D E (F B . #1#))
Well, if you'll believe me that F behind the cursor used to be that b.")
A roundup of what happened in Common Lisp and the broader Lisp world over the past two years seen through the lens of @vindarel: "[...] a personal pick of the most interesting projects, tools, libraries and articles that popped-up in Common Lisp land in the last two years". With some nice words on @interlisp (thanks!).
https://lisp-journey.gitlab.io/blog/these-years-in-common-lisp-2023-2024-in-review
🔖 🪐 What happened in #commonlisp land in the last two years?
As promised
https://lispy-gopher-show.itch.io/lispmoo2/devlog/879340/drawing-really-a-lot-of-love-hearts
#commonLisp #mcclim
#table #drawing #graphics
Still #romantic #valentine #heart themed.
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#devlog #gamedev sharpsign finally creeping up on something like a tabular game world
#lisp #tutorial #easy #programming
Comments and criticism please
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@mdhughes @kentpitman
What do you two / all think about signalling lisp conditions for game controls ? #gamedev #programming #commonLisp
Since my CLIM unicode-grid-list-thing makes a grid fine but needs controls, I added a signal handler that just pops up a window and reads a string.
Then, instead of
> (make-application-frame 'game-frame)
> (run-frame-top-level *)
I can run with a custom signal/handler by
> (handler-bind ((menu-x-pressed #'handle-menu-x-pressed)) (run-frame-top-level **))
![The game was invoked with
(handler-bind ((menu-x-pressed #'handle-menu-x-pressed))
(run-frame-top-level **))
Now, the signal invoked by the x button menu command is bound to a handler that pops open a string entry window, which has clumsily laid out:
gimmeastringEnter string: [ ]
OK Cancel](/proxy/post_attachment/625283/8c4588b767.png "The game was invoked with
(handler-bind ((menu-x-pressed #'handle-menu-x-pressed))
(run-frame-top-level **))
Now, the signal invoked by the x button menu command is bound to a handler that pops open a string entry window, which has clumsily laid out:
gimmeastringEnter string: [ ]
OK Cancel")
Does anyone know if anyone's still using #CommonLisp in the Real World™?
Hey, I made a quick #commonLisp utility package that just provides 200 names https://codeberg.org/tfw/common-names .
The initial names are the top 100 most common historically collected girls and boys birth names in #NZ from 1954 to 2024.
Common Lisp gets closer to fedi! 
Sending & receiving ActivityPub objects is working like a charm~! They’re all CLOS objects, of horse~!
#lang_en #fedi #activitypub #lisp #commonlisp
Sending & receiving ActivityPub objects is working like a charm~! They’re all CLOS objects, of horse~!
#lang_en #fedi #activitypub #lisp #commonlisp
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Hi there, had to move my account to symbolics@mastodon.social .
Square brackets and curly braces in Common Lisp! 
:taneŝima_ĝojas:
(set-macro-character #\] (get-macro-character #\)))(set-macro-character #\[ (lambda (stream char) (declare (ignore char)) (read-delimited-list #\] stream t)))
CL-USER> [cadr '{(1 3) 2 3}]1
This makes my heart happy. So happy. Thanks, Paul Graham. 
I wrote a better #medium #tutorial #article #parody of #python #programming #tutorials in which I hilariously misunderstood python to be a reference to #sbcl #commonLisp #lisp (heir to CMUCL python).
I also address two fascinating medium trends I discovered.
1. The intense swapping-whispered-ghost-stories about lisp by scientist writers
2. Most articles named "Free Python Tutorial!" have no code, but links to purchasing training.
I eventually found "11 one-liners"
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#lispyGopherClimate https://archives.anonradio.net/202502050000_screwtape.mp3 #archived at 0UTC Wednesday
(Tuesday evening in Americas various, sleepytime in Europe).
@sacha and @shizamura said they like meeting new people, so I visited
#Medium https://medium.com/@screwlisp.
#lisp #commonLisp #lispCommunity #scheme
https://medium.com/@kenichisasagawa/the-dream-of-lisp-and-prolog-achieved-3cdc5bb13b3f
https://medium.com/@OwenAudibert/about
https://gwangjinkim.medium.com/common-lisps-do-loop-4e198ab74717
also the weird lisp campfire stories written
#chat in #lambdaMOO as always
telnet lambda.moo.mud.org 8888
co guest
@join screwtape
"talks
:emotes
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#lispyGopherClimate #lisp #programming #podcast #live Wednesday 0UTC https://archives.anonradio.net/202503050000_screwtape.mp3
#climateCrisis #haiku and #risk #inequality #essay by @kentpitman
https://netsettlement.blogspot.com/2013/08/lien-times-for-startups.html
#libre #archive update from @hairylarry https://gamerplus.org/@hairylarry/114106383066762290
https://www.european-lisp-symposium.org/2025/index.html
#ELS2025 submissions extended to Sunday. #LaTeX #ACM #primer / past #proceedings
Notes from my first #language #parser #commonLisp #mcclim #chess
If there are guests, there are guests(?)
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#itch #gamedev #programming #devlog https://lispy-gopher-show.itch.io/lispmoo2/devlog/906389/my-programming-principles-for-game-dev-12 concerning #softwareEngineering
Listing and defending the best conjunction of #commonLisp packages and programming strategy I can muster. A part one out of two or possibly three.
TO HEAD OFF CONTROVERSY
At one point I say "lisp is the best" and then give a specific example of some python changes over the last ten years. Please consider my whole point, which is clearly and specifically about LISP's age compared to other languages.
#lispyGopherClimate @kentpitman #live #interview #computerScience #programming #lisp #commonLisp #python with some special announcements and releases.
#teco #emacs #conditions
https://archives.anonradio.net/202502120000_screwtape.mp3
#archive Thanks for the incredible interview and livechat everyone!
Interview 1 / ?
Please drop questions here beforehand or join us live in #lambdaMOO as always !
telnet lambda.moo.mud.org 8888
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@join screwtape
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