Lisp

Summary

A family of programming languages with fully parenthesized prefix notation known for its powerful macro system and homoiconicity. It pioneered many features in computer science including tree data structures, dynamic typing, and garbage collection.

Paradigms

functional, imperative, meta-programming, symbolic, reflective, structured

Domains

artificial intelligence, scripting, analysis

Key Features

first-class functions, closures, macros, REPL, interactive development, reflection, meta-programming

Typing

dynamic system, structural typing, strong typing, partial inference, runtime checking, conservative type coercion, optional type annotations

Compilation

compiled, interpreted

Influenced By

IPL, Information Processing Language

Ratings

File extensions

lisp, lsp, cl, el, scm

External Links

• Lisp official site
• Lisp jobs at Devjobsscanner
• r/lisp subreddit
• Trending GitHub repositories