Lisp from Nothing, Second Edition
14 days ago
- #Lambda Calculus
- #Programming
- #LISP
- Lulu Press, 2025 – 344 pages, 19 figures, 6" x 9" format, free code available.
- Multiple ordering options: paperback, hardcover (not in retail shops), PDF copy, and source code.
- Second edition updates: new chapter on LISP and Lambda Calculus, quasiquotation in macros, fixes, and improved prose.
- Additional resources: LISP and Scheme code, punch card generator in Postscript, and title page artwork.
- Theme: Minimal LISP implementations, from metacircular evaluator to a self-contained C compiler, with reflections on early LISP hacking.