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[eurolisp] Let's Lisp again!
by Pascal Costanza 05 Feb '07

05 Feb '07

There are several news about this year's International Lisp Conference to be held in Cambridge, UK in the first week of April. + The Register has published a press release about the conference at http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/ 2007/02/03/2007_international_lisp_conference/. Now we're trying to use this to raise the profile of Lisp in general and ILC 2007 in particular by getting the article "dugg", so that lots of other people will notice it. Please, take a minute to help us by visiting the article and following the "Digg this" link. Or you can go straight to http://digg.com/programming/Let_s_Lisp_again (If you haven't previously joined digg, it's free and will take you another minute.) + There is a conference poster available for download at http:// www.international-lisp-conference.org/2007/images/poster.jpg Please print it off and distribute it everywhere. + Finally, you can show off your Lisp programming skills by providing implementations for the conference's programming contest. See http:// www.international-lisp-conference.org/2007/contest for more details. Pascal -- Pascal Costanza, mailto:pc@p-cos.net, http://p-cos.net Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Programming Technology Lab Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussel, Belgium

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[eurolisp] Beer/Lisp/Stockholm
by Luke Gorrie 29 Jan '07

29 Jan '07

Howdy! The second meeting of the Stockholm Lispers is wednesday the 31st! There were four of us the first time (Mats Westin, Henrik Hjelte, Ties Stuij, myself) so applying Arthur & Edi's formula we'll be eight this time and it'll be the first and last time we manage to meet in my cosy living room. :-) Any Lispers are welcome, just send me a mail if you'll come by! (Otherwise there might not be enough beer for you :-)) (This is essentially a forward from lisp(a)lisp.se because that list feels a bit closed and may not reach everyone it should.) Tid: 17:30 onsdag jan 31 Address: Mosebacke Torg 14A T-Bana: Slussen Portkod: 0951 Lagenhet: Genom gård och inom huset till vänster. En trappa upp. Mobilen: 0701 040 041 Map ref: http://kartor.eniro.se/query?&what=map&mop=yp&mapstate=7%3B18.074209%3B59.3…

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[eurolisp] Lispy job in the Netherlands
by Jaap de Heer 17 Dec '06

17 Dec '06

Hi there, (warning: if you follow Lispjobs, the following might sound familiar) Our company in the Netherlands is looking for a talented programmer to work on both our own projects and those of our clients. Languages used prominently includes Lisp, so I figured I'd mail the list. We're a small, young, growing company (there's now 7 of us) who do web application programming from our office in The Hague. We strive to be the high quality alternative among many companies who deliver mediocre software and service at best. We try to use the best tool for every job, which for us in many cases comes down to Lisp. (Not always, but hey.) More info, including how to apply, at: http://www.streamtech.nl/site/jobs+at+streamtech cheers, Jaap de Heer Streamtech

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[eurolisp] [CfP] International Lisp Conference '07 (news)
by Pascal Costanza 09 Dec '06

09 Dec '06

+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | INTERNATIONAL LISP CONFERENCE 2007 | | | | http://www.international-lisp-conference.org | | | | Clare College, Cambridge, England - April 1-4, 2007 | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ Sponsored by: The Association of Lisp Users Important news: + Registration for the conference is now open. Take advantage of early registration discounts by registering early. There are also discounts for ACM and ALU members. http://www.international-lisp-conference.org/2007/registration + Mailing lists for prospective participants have been set up. http://www.international-lisp-conference.org/2007/mailing-lists + We have applied for ACM SIGPLAN In-cooperation status and expect to be able to publish the proceedings for ILC'07 in the ACM Digital Library. + We are delighted that the following have accepted invitations to speak at the conference: Richard Jones (University of Kent) John Mallery (MIT CSAIL) Ralf Moeller (Hamburg University of Technology) Christian Queinnec (Univ. Pierre & Marie Curie) Manuel Serrano (INRIA Sophia Antipolis) Michael Sperber (University of Tuebingen) Herbert Stoyan (University of Erlangen) We will announce a few more invited speakers soon. http://www.international-lisp-conference.org/2007/speakers + The program committee has been formed. http://www.international-lisp-conference.org/2007/committee General Information: The Association of Lisp Users is pleased to announce the 2007 International Lisp Conference will be held in Cambridge, England at Clare College from April 1st to 4th, 2007. We encourage submissions in diverse areas, including but not limited to: language design and implementation, software engineering, mathematical and scientific computing, artificial intelligence, data mining, business intelligence, bioinformatics, telecommunications and networking, the semantic web, music, and entertainment technologies. Alongside our usual four day program of tutorials and prominent invited speakers, and excellent technical sessions, this year there will also be workshops and demonstrations sessions. The official language of the conference is English. Further details are available at the conference web site. Technical Program: Original submissions in all areas related to the conference themes are invited for the following categories. Papers: Technical papers of up to 15 pages that describe original results, and/or extended abstracts of 4 pages with full papers sent soon after. Demonstrations: Abstracts of up to 2 pages for demonstrations of tools, libraries and applications. Workshops: Abstracts of up to 2 pages for groups of people who intend to work on a focussed topic for half a day. Tutorials: Abstracts of up to 2 pages for indepth presentations about topics of special interest for 90 - 180 minutes. Panel discussions: Abstracts of up to 2 pages for discussions about current themes. Panel discussion proposals must mention panel member who are willing to partake in a discussion. Conference Registration: Conference registration is now open. Simply visit http://international-lisp-conference.org/2007/registration The advance registration deadline is March 11th. but if you register before December 31st we'll give you another 20% off the advance registration price. Registration includes: access to all events, morning and afternoon teas / coffees, self-service lunch, banquet (Tuesday April 3rd), proceedings and hopefully a conference t-shirt. Accomodation is available in Clare College's "Memorial Court". http://international-lisp-conference.org/2007/venue#accomodation Credit cards and PayPal are accepted, as are cheques (sterling or US dollars) and international bank transfers. Important Dates: Please send contributions before the submission deadline to the program committe (ilc07-program-committee at alu.org) Deadline for abstract submissions: December 15, 2006 Notification of acceptance or rejection: February 5, 2007 Deadline for final paper submissions: March 2, 2007 Advance registration deadline: March 11, 2007 Advance advance registration deadline: December 31, 2006 Organizing Committee: Co-Chairs: Carl Shapiro (SRI International) Pascal Costanza (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Members: Rusty Johnson (ALU) Peter Lindahl (ALU) Program Chair: JonL White (The Ginger Ice Cream Factory / ALU) Contact: ilc07-program-committee at alu.org Local chair: Nick Levine (Ravenbrook / ALU) General correspondence: ilc07-organizing-committee at alu.org Program Committee: Jeff Dalton (University of Edinburgh) Rainer Joswig (Valtech) Hsiao Kuroda (Mathematical Systems Inc.) Nick Levine (Ravenbrook) Henry Lieberman (MIT Media Lab) Joe Marshall (Google Inc.) Scott McKay (ITA Software) Wolfgang De Meuter (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Julian Padget (University of Bath) Jeff Shrager (Stanford University and Xerox PARC) Mark Stickel (SRI International) Mailing Lists: General conference announcements are made on a very occasional basis to the low-volume mailing list ilc07-announce. http://www.alu.org/mailman/listinfo/ilc07-announce If you're thinking of participating in ILC 2007, you should either join this list or take an occasional look at the archives. http://www.alu.org/pipermail/ilc07-announce

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[eurolisp] Job ideal Lisp Programmer
by Jim Newton 31 Oct '06

31 Oct '06

Cadence Design Systems GmbH in Munich, Germany ( www.cadence.com and www.cadence.com/vcad) has an immediate job opening in the VCAD organization for an experienced software developer. It would be great to fill the position with someone who has good Lisp experience. Virtual CAD (VCAD) is a group within Cadence providing EDA (Electronic Design Automation) related services. The job is with the software development group within VCAD. Cadence's software products are scripted with the SKILL language, a Lisp language with two dialects: one Franz Lisp-like dialect, and one Scheme-like dialect. The VCAD software group also uses Common Lisp where appropriate. The position would be working in a small software group within an IC design services group. Tasks are usually related to IC design automation but not exclusively. Other current projects include release management, resource scheduling/tracking, Object-system implementation, regression/system/unit testing flow development. We are looking for someone who either has experience programming in a Lisp language, or is interested in learning Lisp in a production environment, and is comfortable in several mutually unrelated programming languages (eg, C, Smalltalk, and PostScript; or Java, Prolog, and SPARC assembly language). Experience in Perl, Python, C++, TCL, Java and Ample are useful but to a lesser extent. Experience with UNIX applications such as mySQL and Postgres would also be good. The platform is 99% UNIX based, including mostly Linux and Solaris. Other things that would be nice, but are not required: some theoretical familiarity with relational databases. Fluency in English and relocation to Munich Germanyis required. Also useful would be familiarity with German, French, Italian, Russian, or Hebrew.

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[eurolisp] [CfP] International Lisp Conference '07
by Pascal Costanza 20 Oct '06

20 Oct '06

+----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | INTERNATIONAL LISP CONFERENCE 2007 | | | | http://www.international-lisp-conference.org | | | | Clare College, Cambridge, England - April 1-4, 2007 | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Sponsored by: The Association of Lisp Users General Information: The Association of Lisp Users is pleased to announce the 2007 International Lisp Conference will be held in Cambridge, England at Clare College from April 1st to 4th, 2007. We encourage submissions in diverse areas, including but not limited to: language design and implementation, software engineering, mathematical and scientific computing, artificial intelligence, data mining, business intelligence, bioinformatics, telecommunications and networking, the semantic web, music, and entertainment technologies. Alongside our usual four day program of tutorials and prominent invited speakers, and excellent technical sessions, this year there will also be workshops and demonstrations sessions. The official language of the conference is English. Further details are available at the conference web site. Technical Program: Original submissions in all areas related to the conference themes are invited for the following categories. Papers: Technical papers of up to 15 pages that describe original results, and/or extended abstracts of 4 pages with full papers sent soon after. Demonstrations: Abstracts of up to 2 pages for demonstrations of tools, libraries and applications. Workshops: Abstracts of up to 2 pages for groups of people who intend to work on a focussed topic for half a day. Tutorials: Abstracts of up to 2 pages for indepth presentations about topics of special interest for 90 - 180 minutes. Panel discussions: Abstracts of up to 2 pages for discussions about current themes. Panel discussion proposals must mention panel member who are willing to partake in a discussion. Important Dates: Please send contributions before the submission deadline to the program committe (ilc07-program-committee at alu.org) Deadline for abstract submissions: December 15, 2006 Notification of acceptance or rejection: February 5, 2007 Deadline for final paper submissions: March 2, 2007 Organizing Committee: Co-Chairs: Carl Shapiro (SRI International) Pascal Costanza (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Members: Rusty Johnson (ALU) Peter Lindahl (ALU) Program Chair: JonL White (The Ginger Ice Cream Factory / ALU) Contact: ilc07-program-committee at alu.org Local chair: Nick Levine (Ravenbrook / ALU) General correspondence: ilc07-organizing-committee at alu.org

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[eurolisp] Fwd: IEEE Software Special Issue: Rapid Application Development
by Arthur Lemmens 17 Oct '06

17 Oct '06

Forwarding this for Roel Wuyts. ------- Doorgestuurd bericht ------- > From: Roel Wuyts and Laurence Tratt <dyn(a)tratt.net> > Date: Tue 17 Oct 2006 20:44:24 GMT+02:00 > To: eurolisp(a)common-lisp.net, feyerabend-project(a)yahoogroups.com > Subject: IEEE Software Special Issue: Rapid Application Development > > > ====================================================================== > > IEEE Software Special Issue > Rapid Application Development with Dynamically Typed Languages > > Call for Papers > > Publication: September/October 2007 > Submission Deadline: 1 February 2007 > > ====================================================================== > > Dynamically typed programming languages were once seen as slow, > unreliable, and > suitable only for small throw-away tasks. However, their ability to > aid rapid systems > development and to facilitate the pervasive, mobile, and frequently > updated systems > that are increasingly in demand in the modern world has led to > their stock rising > considerably. > > While developers are ever keen to find out more about the details > of dynamic programming > languages, managers are interested in finding out how they can > complement existing > approved languages without diluting their organizations' technical > focus. > > We thus solicit contributions in several areas related to dynamic > programming languages. > > Topics of interest include: > > * Dynamic programming languages "in use". > * Organizations' experiences in integrating dynamic programming > languages > into their existing language menagerie. > * Experiences of and techniques for using dynamic programming > languages > effectively (including efficiency and scalability concerns). > * How dynamic programming languages have evolved and how they might > develop in the future. > * New techniques in challenging areas such as metaprogramming, > reflection, > dynamic reconfigurability, and mobility. > > For detailed author guidelines, please visit: > > http://www.computer.org/software/author.htm > > Manuscripts must not exceed 5,400 words including figures and > tables, which count > for 200 words each. Submissions in excess of these limits may be > rejected without > refereeing. The articles we deem within the theme's scope will be > peer-reviewed and > are subject to editing for magazine style, clarity, organization, > and space. > > For more information, please contact the Guest Editors Laurence > Tratt and Roel Wuyts > at dyn(a)tratt.net. > > >

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[eurolisp] Lisp chat with David Cooper in Amsterdam this Thursday
by Arthur Lemmens 25 Sep '06

25 Sep '06

Hi, David Cooper [1] is visiting The Netherlands this week. On Thursday evening (that's the 28th) Ernst van Waning and I will be having a chat with David. We'll start around 18:00 with a few drinks in Cafe-Restaurant "Eerste Klas", next to platform 2 of Amsterdam Central Station. Then we'll probably move on to some nice restaurant for dinner. If you happen to be near Amsterdam next Thursday, it would be nice if you could join us. (But please mail or phone me first.) Arthur Lemmens +31 6 14 377 438 [1] http://www.genworks.com/people.html http://www.xs4all.nl/~alemmens/alu/database/david-cooper-jr.txt

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[eurolisp] [ANN] Common Lisp Document Repository
by Pascal Costanza 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

CDR - The Common Lisp Document Repository What? The Common Lisp Document Repository is a repository of documents that are of interest to the Common Lisp community. The most important property of a CDR document is that it will never change: if you refer to it, you can be sure that your reference will always refer to exactly the same document. Why? There have been a number of attempts to establish a standardization process for Common Lisp after it has been officially published as an ANSI standard. The ANSI standardization was very costly and very time consuming (according to http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.lisp/ msg/15248a1b11c5a603 it took nearly 10 years and at least $400K). The goal of the Common Lisp Document Repository is to be more light- weight and more efficient. We focus on one aspect of standardization: the ability to refer to a specification document in an unambiguous way. The Common Lisp Document Repository intentionally does not define a process for coming up with specifications or any other means to guarantee some level of quality of the submitted documents. Instead, we aim for a community-driven, decentralized approach to come up, discuss and finalize specifications. In this sense, we only provide the services of librarians. We hope that the Common Lisp Document Repository has the potential to prove useful in establishing new de-facto standards, and to serve as a stepping stone for more formal standardizations in the long run. Where? The Common Lisp Document Repository is hosted at http://cdr.eurolisp.org How? The Common Lisp Document Repository is a repository of printable text documents that contain material that are of interest to the Common Lisp community. For example, a CDR document can contain specifications of libraries, language extensions, example implementations, test suites, articles, etc. Each CDR document will be identified by a number. Form and possible contents of CDR documents are not prescribed, but the goal is to provide the Common Lisp community with a way to unambiguously refer to a document by way of mentioning its CDR number. The repository already contains two CDR documents: CDR 0 describes CDR itself, and CDR 1 is the CLOS Metaobject Protocol specification as published in the book "The Art of the Metaobject" by Gregor Kiczales, Jim des Rivieres and Daniel G. Bobrow. The presence of a document in the CDR repository does not imply a recommendation of any kind, but we leave the acceptance or rejection of particular documents to the community's natural selection process. We expect that some CDR documents will claim to be replacements of, or clarifications for, previous ones, but again such statements do not mean that this repository's goal is to enforce such developments. We are just librarians who want to make it possible to refer and cite documents of interest to Common Lispers. We use a light-weight process that consists of the following steps: 1. One or more authors submit a document. 2. We check that the document is a printable text document, that it is indeed about Common Lisp, and that it does not contain objectionable material (like porn, religious or political statements, etc.). 3. The document will be immediately assigned a fresh CDR number that can be used to refer to the document. We will make the document available for an initial period, after which it will be frozen and moved into final status, unless the authors decide to withdraw the document during the initial period. For more details about the process, see the CDR manual at http:// cdr.eurolisp.org The CDR editors Marc Battyani, Pascal Costanza, Arthur Lemmens, Edi Weitz

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[eurolisp] Student internship
by Thomas F. Burdick 22 Jul '06

22 Jul '06

If you know anybody who would be interested in this, please pass it along. thanks! The Cadence Design Systems VCAD group in Munich, Germany, is looking for a University student intern for a period of two to six months. You would be working on one of the following projects, depending on our needs and your strengths: * Project planning and scheduling software. This will be used to track our utilization of our developers, and to aid in planning for on-going and future projects. * Package configuration management software. We deliver to our customers custom configurations built out of a large number of pieces of software and other intellectual property. We are rewriting the system we use to specify, track, and build these deliveries. * Common Lisp bindings to a large C++ library. We are working on a system to automatically generate the low-level bindings, as well as designing a higher-level interface meant for direct use by application programmers. The implementation language for all of the above will most likely be Common Lisp, although lesser languages such as Java, Perl, and Tcl may play a role as well. We are looking for someone who either has experience programming in a Lisp language, or is interested in learning Lisp in a production environment, and is comfortable in several mutually unrelated programming languages (eg, C, Smalltalk, and PostScript; or Java, Prolog, and SPARC assembly language). Our environment is Unix-based (Solaris and Linux), so you should have a basic familiarity with Unix. Other things that would be nice, but are not required: some theoretical familiarity with relational databases (eg, you took a database class or read the textbook from one); Windows programming experience; Oracle experience; experience with C++, SQL, and Prolog. Virtual CAD (VCAD) is a group within Cadence providing EDA (Electronic Design Automation) related services. The internship is with the software development group within VCAD. Cadence's software products are scripted with the SKILL language, a Lisp language with two dialects: one Franz Lisp-like dialect, and one Scheme-like dialect. The VCAD software group also uses Common Lisp where appropriate. If you are interested, please contact Thomas F. Burdick (tfb(a)cadence.com) and Jim Newton (jimka(a)cadence.com) For more information about VCAD, see: http://www.cadence-europe.com/solutions/vpage.cfm?pID=1 http://www.cadence-europe.com/eEuronews/mar_05/features.html

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