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Comment by _19qg

Most Common Lisp is actually compiled, not interpreted.

If one compiles code or loads compiled code to something like SBCL and dumps an image, you can both run it directly from that image AND have still have the development tools included.

Some Common Lisp implementations also have delivery tools which create applications without development tools. Some applications though include the development tools, because they are thought to be extended by the user. For example a CL-based CAD system might exposed Common Lisp as the scripting language for CAD extensions.

parent _19qg 6 years ago

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