Название: Loving Common Lisp, or the Savvy Programmer's Secret Weapon, 6th Edition
Автор: Mark Watson
Издательство: Leanpub
Год: 2020-08-03
Страниц: 233
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true), mobi, epub
Размер: 18.5 MB

An introduction to Common Lisp and many useful example programs.

This is the sixth edition of my book "Loving Common Lisp, or the Savvy Programmer's Secret Weapon." I removed some of the older material from the earlier editions and added application examples for deep learning, back-propagation and Hopfield neural networks, using the CLML machine learning library, heuristic search, and using Common Lisp clients for: MongoDB, Solr, and relational databases. For the older 3rd edition I added a chapter using my Natural Language Processing (NLP) library and a short chapter on information gathering. For the 5th edition I added an example application for generating Knowledge Graph data (RDF and Cypher for Neo4j graph database), and hybrid examples for using Python deep learning libraries (using a web service interface).

For the 6th edition I added a new chapter on using the py4cl library to embed Python libraries and application code into a Common Lisp system. I provide new examples for embedding spaCy and TensorFlow applications in Common Lisp applications. In earlier editions, I used a web services interface to wrap Python code using spaCy and TensorFlow. I am leaving that chapter intact, renaming it from “Using Python Deep Learning Models In Common Lisp” to “Using Python Deep Learning Models In Common Lisp With a Web Services Interface.” The new chapter for this edition is “Using the PY4CL Library to Embed Python in Common Lisp.”

The purpose of this book is to provide a quick introduction to Common Lisp and then provide the user with many fun and useful examples for using Common Lisp.

Why Use Common Lisp?
Why Common Lisp? Isn’t Common Lisp an old language? Do many people still use Common Lisp? I believe that using Lisp languages like Common Lisp, Clojure, Racket, and Scheme are all secret weapons useful in agile software development. An interactive development process and live production updates feel like a breath of fresh air if you have development on heavy weight like Java Enterprise Edition (JEE).

Yes, Common Lisp is an old language but with age comes stability and extremely good compiler technology. There is also a little inconsistency between different Common Lisp systems in such things as handling threads but with a little up front knowledge you can choose which Common Lisp systems will support your requirements.

Although the Lisp programming language is often associated with artificial intelligence, this introduction is on general Common Lisp programming techniques. Later we will look at general example applications and artificial intelligence examples.