{"product_id":"9781430200178","title":"Practical Common Lisp","description":"\u003cp\u003e Now available in paperback— \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisp 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\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124729200880,"sku":"9781430200178","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781430200178_p0.jpg?v=1763749609","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781430200178","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}