Re: Need general info on common lisp, opinions sought

[Kaz Kylheku]

gnuist007@hotmail.com (gnuist) wrote in message 
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> Is it good to have the following line in .emacs file?
> (require 'cl)
> Is it going to cause any tradeoff or only pure additions?
> 
> How is common lisp different from emacs lisp?

Emacs Lisp is a hacked down version of a dynamically scoped Lisp
dialect that is obsolete by several decades.

> Where is the documentation on linux system?
> Is it more than it or less than emacs lisp?
> Which should I use and why? I need info on people's taste on this subject.

Common Lisp is an ANSI standard programming language with many quality
implementations, both free and proprietary. Many Lisp implementations
compile to native machine code, can produce stand-alone executables,
support multithreading, provide access to the underlying platform.

Emacs Lisp is a proramming language implementation designed to create
an extended environment around a text editor.

Take a look at what task you have in mind, and choose accordingly.