A simple Common Lisp web app

One of the drawbacks of dealing with Common Lisp is the lack of documentation available. Too often, I find published libraries without an explanation of how to use them or only partially documented, and I need to dig into the source code to understand how they work or if that method is present or not. Although reading source code is a proven technique to improve one’s grasp of a programming language, most other languages come with extensively documented libraries, which are appreciated by beginners and contribute to their popularity. This lack of great documentation is one of the main reasons Common Lisp is considered a difficult language, resulting in it being less popular than it deserves. Whether it’s due to a lack of time or because Common Lisp code is not too difficult to read, Lispers don’t particularly like publishing code with examples and tutorials for beginners. Some time ago, when I looked for guidance on writing a web app, I was surprised by the absence of a quickstart pa ... Read full article.