Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

> Contrast that with Lisp where you can spend at least a day just getting the environment set up in a way that asdf doesn't hate.

I recently re-installed my OS and setting up my Lisp environment (SBCL, Quicklisp, SLIME+Emacs) took about 30 minutes.




Yeah, download SBCL, load quicklisp.lisp, done.

I don't see what the problem is on Windows.


Several years ago SBCL was unusable for game programming on windows due to crashes. I tried and eventually gave up.

My info is out of date though. Maybe it's better now.


I've not had any issues with SBCL on Windows except with the thread support.




Consider applying for YC's Spring batch! Applications are open till Feb 11.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: