Book review: Lisp from Nothing (2020)

Highly unusually, this is a book on #Lisp 1.5 but from 2020. The author goes on to devise a “ #modern “ Lisp interpeter & compiler but according to #ancient principles, M-expressions inclusive. The author tries to hit rock bottom with regard to practical minimalism, all spiced with details on terpri on mainframes, the use if Ctrl-Z in CP/M, and how to correctly space one’s parentheses on punchcards in order to not harm their structural stability. Included is also a good advice how to figure out if your Lisp is lexically or dynamically binding, and a “feeling“ for the history of Lisp, from mainframes over minis to personal computers.