Ron Garret personal blog
Lisping at JPL (2002)
This is the story of the rise and fall of Lisp at the Jet Propulsion Lab as told from my personal (and highly biased) point of view. I am not writing in my official capacity as an employee of JPL, nor am I in any way representing the official position of JPL. (This will become rather obvious shortly.)
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- HN comments
- 714
- Submissions
- 8
- Cited by
- 68 commenters
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On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2020 | Lisping at JPL (2002) by sandinmyjoints | 307 | 307 |
| Jan 25, 2023 | The rise and fall of Lisp at the Jet Propulsion Lab (2002) by todsacerdoti | 236 | 145 |
| May 22, 2025 | Lisping at JPL (2002) by adityaathalye | 169 | 89 |
| Jul 4, 2014 | Lisping at JPL (2002) by luu | 120 | 19 |
| Feb 13, 2011 | The rise and fall of Lisp at the Jet Propulsion Lab (2002) by gsivil | 97 | 36 |
| Sep 15, 2008 | The Rise and Fall of Lisp at the Jet Propulsion Lab. by spydez | 82 | 72 |
| Feb 12, 2017 | Lisping at JPL (2002) by gkya | 71 | 37 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | Lisping at JPL (2020) by signa11 | 56 | 9 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 79 Hacker News comments by 68 different people, from Apr 2009 to Jul 2026.
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- DonHopkins · Jul 11, 2026
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- tivert · Apr 16, 2024
