- First name: Drew 
  
- Last name: Crampsie 
  
- Email address: REMOVED
  
- Home page: http://tech.coop 
  
- Phone number(s): 604-875-TECH 
  
- Postal code: V5V 1P8 
  
- City: Vancouver 
  
- Country: Canada 
  
- Organization(s) you work for or study at 
The Tech Co-op 
  
- Fields of interest 
 Business and Web applications 
  
- Have you written any Lisp-related papers? If so, please supply 
 bibliographical references (and URL's, if possible). 
  
not yet 
  
- Have you developed or participated in the development of any 
 Lisp-related programs or libraries? If so, please supply a URL, 
 if possible. 
  
not yet :) 
  
- Lisp variants you have used (e.g. Common Lisp, Scheme, Dylan): 
Guile/Scheme, Common Lisp 
- Lisp variants you're currently using or intend to use in the 
 near future: 
Common Lisp 
- Lisp implementations you have used 
 CMUCL, clisp, Allegro Common Lisp, SBCL 
  
- Lisp implementations you're currently using or intend to use 
 in the near future: 
CMUCL 
- Computer platforms on which you're using or deploying Lisp: 
Linux 
- Number of years of experience with Lisp: 
less then one 
- Do you use Lisp: 
 - at work (if so, how much)  
yes, i'm implementing our web based CRM software in lisp 
 - for study (if so, how much) 
yes, mostly for self-study. learning lisp has been a great boon to my skills. 
 - as a hobby (if so, how much) 
study is my hobby, and lisp has taken most of my time these last few months 
  
- Are you using Lisp as much as you would like to? 
 If not, why not? 
  
  
i'm lucky enough that i can answer yes to this. Because we are a 
co-op, i can make the best technical decisions without a manager 
telling me i have to use java. and the open-source lisp 
implementations are great, which fits well with our ideals. 
  
  
- Do you see any obstacles to further Lisp growth (if so, what 
 is the biggest obstacle in your opinion)? 
  
Education is the only obstacle. once you've worked in lisp, you 
don't want to write in any other language. Spread the word! 
  
  
- Would you be interested in a Lisp-related job or contract work? 
  
yes! 
  
  
- Is your organization interested in hiring Lisp programmers? 
  
Not as of right now, but when i do hire another developer, they 
will have to know at least some lisp. 
  
  
- Are you currently participating in Lisp-related meetings? 
 If so, where and how often? 
 If not, would you be interested in such meetings? 
  
I'm not, but i would love to attend if there are lispers in my area.