Common Lisp

A dialect of Lisp, standardised by ANSI X3.226-1994.

One of the two varieties of Lisp currently widely used as languages in their own right (the other is Scheme; [emacs lisp]? and AutoLisp are widely used as embedded languages in particular products).

Common Lisp is a multi-paradigm programming language that:

• Supports programming techniques such as imperative, functional and object-oriented programming.
• Is dynamically typed, but with optional type declarations that can improve efficiency or safety.
• Is extensible through standard features such as macros and reader macros.

External links:

• The [Common Lisp HyperSpec], a hypertextual version of the standard.
• The [CLiki], a Common Lisp Wiki.
• [The Association of Lisp Users].