Paolo Amoroso

Astronomy, space, Android & Google, retrocomputing, Lisp, Python, coding.

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Cake day: June 25th, 2023

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  • 1. What Lisp programming languages do you use?

    I use pretty much only languages in the Lisp family. Since I’m a hobby programmer I’m the boss and get to decide what tools to use.

    2. What non-Lisp programming languages do you use?

    None, at least regularly.

    3. What is your favorite Lisp programming language? Why?

    Interlisp and Common Lisp because my daily driver is the wonderful Medley Interlisp development environment, which supports both dialects.

    4. What is your favorite non-Lisp programming language? Why?

    AWK. I love its combination of simplicity, abstraction, control paradigm, and support for rapid development.

    5. What is that one thing about your favorite non-Lisp language that you wish to see in your favorite Lisp language?

    I wouldn’t necessarily want to see AWK or some of its features in Lisp. Some of these features are already in Lisp and, as for the others, I don’t mind dusting off AWK itself when needed.













  • I love Linux. But I got so exasperated with system updates breaking X-Windows and dropping me into the console with no clue what to do, for some time I intentionally deferred the updates.

    I wanted a stable daily driver, so in 2015 I switched from Linux to ChromeOS. Now I’m back to Linux with the Crostini container of ChromeOS and Raspberry Pi OS on a Raspberry Pi 400.