Land of Lisp- The Music Video!

lisperati · 197.5K views · 2010-10-20 · 4:14

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Overview

A playful music video promoting the book Land of Lisp, with a song about Lisp programming.

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HN shares it as a fun, cheerful introduction to Lisp culture that people say they rewatch.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2013–2025

Topics

Functional programming Music performance & songs Satire & parody

What people said

eigenhombre · 2022-06 · Strong recommendation
Land of Lisp is fun, and the video is a must![0]; I also really like Norvig's PAIP (Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming, available for free now on GitHub[1]). PAIP shows ways of programming in Lisp that really are unlike what I've seen in most other languages. Lately I have been working the Exercism exercises and there are over 80 Common Lisp problems, with more problems being added over time (my hope is to finish what's there and then help by adding some more). [0] [VIDEO] [1] [LINK]
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eigenhombre · 2021-05 · Recommendation
Barski's music video[1] might give some more flavor to PG's comment. Brightens my day every time I watch it. [1] [VIDEO]
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flavio81 · 2017-08 · Recommendation
> Compared to Symbolics CL looks like a mess at least from reading the books. Which books, may I know? The Common Lisp Hyperspec is one of the best reference manuals for a programming language, ever. But it is not a tutorial nor a how-to guide! Try "Pratical Common Lisp". Or "Land of Lisp" if you want to have lots of fun. simple but refined, guaranteed to blow your mind... [VIDEO]
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