{"product_id":"practical-common-lisp-9781430242901","title":"Practical Common LISP","description":"Now available in paperback-- \u003cp\u003e Lisp is often thought of as an academic language, but it need not be. This is the first book that introduces Lisp as a language for the real world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003ePractical Common Lisp\u003c\/em\u003e presents a thorough introduction to Common Lisp, providing you with an overall understanding of the language features and how they work. Over a third of the book is devoted to practical examples, such as the core of a spam filter and a web application for browsing MP3s and streaming them via the Shoutcast protocol to any standard MP3 client software (e.g., iTunes, XMMS, or WinAmp). In other \"practical\" chapters, author \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Seibel\u003c\/strong\u003e demonstrates how to build a simple but flexible in-memory database, how to parse binary files, and how to build a unit test framework in 26 lines of code.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Seibel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Apress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 7.50w x 1.06d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781430242901\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter Seibel is a serious developer of long standing. In the early days of the Web, he hacked Perl for Mother Jones and Organic Online. He participated in the Java revolution as an early employee at WebLogic which, after its acquisition by BEA, became the cornerstone of the latter's rapid growth in the J2EE sphere. He has also taught Java programming at UC Berkeley Extension. He is the author of Practical Common LISP from Apress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44481146716275,"sku":"9781430242901","price":135.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_3b7db12d-1851-4c48-80e2-d050e264f957.jpg?v=1774529990","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/practical-common-lisp-9781430242901","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}