Dave Cooper (@dcooper) on GitLab, 2018-10-12.
The next Reddit complaint/controversy is around the embedded JSCL repl:
https://www.reddit.com/r/lisp/comments/9n8650/a_new_version_of_commonlispnet_has_been_launched/e7mh4mz/
My opinion is that it can stay, but the caveat that "This is not a complete Common Lisp implementation" should be made a lot more conspicuous.
And we should be on the lookout for better options for online true CL playground environments as better alternatives.
Tim Plotnikov (@tplotnikov) on GitLab, 2018-10-12.
I think it should. I've read complains on reddit from the provided link and they are all true, but... It doesn't really matter. I mean, CLOS and error handling are really good in CL, but, to my mind, the main purpose of such a playground is to give a feeling of a language and its syntax.
If a Lisp newbie comes to the site he won't be typing
common-lisp
(invoke-restart 'foo)
he will type
common-lisp
(+ 1 2)
So, it really depends what you want to achieve having this kind of playground :)
P.S. Probably we can get some inspiration from Haskell site, i really like their front page.
Dave Cooper (@dcooper) on GitLab, 2026-10-01.
The embedded JSCL REPL is gone from the new site. JSCL is now a link: from the front page ("Try it in your browser"), and from Getting started, under "Or try it in the browser", with the caveat that it is not a complete Common Lisp. That seems to settle the question raised here. Closing.
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