As a programming language, Lisp has been around longer than any other active language except for Fortran. To anyone who regularly uses it, it’s easy to see why: the language allows for new syntax and ...

Bel is interesting, not least because it highlights the enduring and improbable longevity of one of the earliest high-level programming languages. That’s no small feat, especially given the ...

I've always had a thing for programming languages. I like to analyze them to see what features they bring to the table and how to take advantage of them. It's not surprising that I ran into Lisp ...

How an ice cream innovator in Somerville influenced Lisp pioneers at the MIT AI Lab­—and made a lasting mark on programming. In the early 1970s, a team of engineers at MIT’s AI Lab launched a ...