Common Lisp
Proper noun
Meaning
Common Lisp
(computing) A multiparadigm, general-purpose programming language.
Examples
Well, I think comparing Common Lisp to Scheme is prima facie evidence of ill will, even if Common Lisp wins. It is somewhat like a supposed compliment like "man, you are even smarter than George W. Bush".
All oft-seen Lisp dialects have imperative-style iteration constructs, from Scheme's do loop to Common Lisp 's complex loop expressions.
Actual Common Lisp implementations are using CLOS for pathnames, streams, input/output, conditions, the implementation of CLOS itself and more.
Allegro CL provides an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) (for Windows and Linux) and extensive capabilities for application delivery. ; Liquid Common Lisp: formerly called Lucid Common Lisp.
A frequent style in Common Lisp is to write code functionally (without destructive calls) when prototyping, then to add destructive calls as an optimization where it is safe to do so.
A second edition, published in 1990, incorporated many changes to the language, made during the ANSI Common Lisp standardization process.