tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12983281.post-1139244175666625302006-02-06T08:32:00.000-08:002006-02-06T08:42:56.506-08:00In my latest Dr. Dobb's Journal, Franz had a two-page ad talking about what's possible and fast with AllegroCache.<br /><br />Peter Coffee's latest column at eWeek, <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1917191,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594">'Exotic' Programming Tools Go Mainstream</a>, has this to say:<br/><br /><code>Allegro CL has had two major updates since the last time eWEEK Labs reviewed it. The 8.0 version reflects performance-enhancing improvements so startling that if it played baseball, we'd expect a congressional probe.</code><br/><br />Can't wait to get my hands on the upcoming Express Edition. I knew Lisp was what I wanted to learn so I was willing to get over the Emacs/Slime curve, but I understand people who'd want to explore with an IDE to see if Lisp is for them, and it would be good to be able to recommend a hassle-free Windows IDE.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12983281-113924417566662530?l=i-need-closures.blogspot.com'/></div>Richard Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11838741004941594394noreply@blogger.com1