Find

solutions to problems and answers to questions you are likely to encounter when

writing realworld applications in Common Lisp. This book covers areas as

diverse as web programming, databases, graphical user interfaces, integration

with other programming languages, multi-threading, and mobile devices as well

as debugging techniques and optimization, to name just a few. Written by an

author who has used Common Lisp in many successful commercial projects over

more than a decade, Common Lisp Recipes is also the first Common Lisp

book to tackle such advanced topics as environment access, logical pathnames,

Gray streams, delivery of executables, pretty printing, setf expansions, or

changing the syntax of Common Lisp.



The

book is organized around specific problems or questions each followed by

readytouse example solutions and clear explanations of the concepts involved,

plus pointers to alternatives and more information. Each recipe can be read

independently of the others and thus the book will earn a special place on your

bookshelf as a reference work you always want to have within reach.



Common Lisp Recipes is aimed at

programmers who are already familiar with Common Lisp to a certain extent but

do not yet have the experience you typically only get from years of hacking in

a specific computer language. It is written in a style that mixes hands-on

nofrills pragmatism with precise information and prudent mentorship.



If you feel attracted

to Common Lisp's mix of breathtaking features and down-to-earth utilitarianism,

you'll also like this book.