This is part four of Loops in Lisp. Follow one of the following links for part one – goto, two – loop, or three – iterate).
One of the many advantages of programming in a functional style … Read the rest
Category: Loops in Lisp
Loops in Lisp Part 3: Iterate
This is part 3 of Loops in Lisp. For part 1 on how you can build any kind of looping construct you want out of just goto and macros, click here. For part 2 on Loop, click here.… Read the rest
Loops in Lisp Part 2: Loop
This is part 2 of Loops in Lisp. Click here to view the previous post on how you can build any iteration abstraction you want out of just goto and macros.
The loop macro is probably the most well known … Read the rest
Loops in Lisp Part 1: Goto
At its core, Common Lisp provides two primitives for performing iteration. The first of those primitives is recursion. Recursion is an amazing technique, but in this post I am going to focus on the other primitive goto.
Goto is extremely … Read the rest