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I use SBCL to build command line applications. Reasonable enough memory use and very fast startup times. I for a while used to use Gambit Scheme for this but decided I like Common Lisp better. We no longer need hardware Lisp machines for good performance. That said, for some applications Rust is clearly better.


Do you have some examples you could share?


There is one in the new edition of my Common Lisp book https://leanpub.com/lovinglisp

You can read it online for free, and clone the github examples repo.


Why do you like Common Lisp better?


I have so much experience with Common Lisp, starting around 1984 on my 1108 Lisp Machine. I have used various Scheme implementations a lot, but I just have more history and experience with Common Lisp. Both are great choices, and there are many high quality Schemes, plus Racket. Experiment, and then choose your own favorite Lisp.




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