But does dialect matter? I went newb-mode and got the lispbox CLISP version, and it seems pretty normal to me, but does dialect/implementation really matter? Lispbox is only available for Windows with Allegro or CLISP, but does it matter that much?What's /prog/'s favorite implementation?
Nevermind, don't have it. Slime won't give me a prompt. I followed a tutorial to the letter, but when I do M-x lisp-mode, I get no prompt. M-x slime says [no matches]. I can use CLISP if there's really not that much difference, but I'd prefer not to use a hybrid, if not just for the learning of the pure lisp.