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7373737373 on April 23, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: An Exploration of SBCL Internals (2020)

Any explanation for the name?

xenophonf on April 23, 2024 [–]

Steel Bank Common Lisp (SBCL) is a fork of Carnegie Mellon University Common Lisp (CMUCL).

University founders Andrew Carnegie, Andrew Mellon, and Richard Mellon are best known for their work in the steel industry and banking.

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