Using Lisp in C#

Question

As a lot of people pointed out in this question, Lisp is mostly used as a learning experience. Nevertheless, it would be great if I could somehow use my Lisp algorithms and combine them with my C# programs. In college my profs never could tell me how to use my Lisp routines in a program (no, not writing a GUI in Lisp, thank you). So how can I?

Answer 1

Try these .Net implementations of Lisp:

• IronScheme

IronScheme will aim to be a R6RS conforming Scheme implementation based on the Microsoft DLR.

• L Sharp .NET

L Sharp .NET is a powerful Lisp-like scripting language for .NET. It uses a Lisp dialect similar to Arc but tightly integrates with the .NET Framework which provides a rich set of libraries.

Answer 2

Clojure is a Lisp-1 that is compiled on-the-fly to Java bytecode, leading to very good runtime performance. You can use Clojure, and cross-compile it to a .NET assembly using IKVM's ikvmc. Of course, when used in .NET, Clojure happily generates .NET IL, leading to the same kind of compiled-code performance you can expect when using it on a JVM.