{"product_id":"practical-common-lisp-peter-seibel-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\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1430242906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781430242901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Apress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Seibel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986147180799,"sku":"9781430242901","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a53fd9de-4984-43e7-b3d8-2b5861ba861a.jpg?v=1683281637","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/practical-common-lisp-peter-seibel-9781430242901","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}