> - First name:
 
Harmen
 
> - Last name:
 
Bus
 
> - Email address:
 
REMOVED
 
> - Phone number(s):
>  
> - Postal code:
>  
> - City:
 
Amsterdam
 
> - State or province:
>  
> - Country:
 
Netherlands
 
> - Organization(s) you work for or study at
>  (please supply the name and city for each organization):
>  
> - Fields of interest
>  (e.g. computer linguistics, numerical analysis, business software,
>   medicine, bioinformatics):
 
web stuff
 
> - Have you written any Lisp-related papers? If so, please supply
>  bibliographical references (and URL's, if possible).
>  
> - Have you developed or participated in the development of any
>  Lisp-related programs or libraries? If so, please supply a URL,
>  if possible.
>  
> - Lisp variants you have used (e.g. Common Lisp, Scheme, Dylan):
 
Common Lisp
 
> - Lisp variants you're currently using or intend to use in the
>  near future:
 
Common Lisp
 
> - Lisp implementations you have used
>  (e.g. CMUCL, Lispworks, Allegro Common Lisp):
 
cmucl, sbcl
 
> - Lisp implementations you're currently using or intend to use
>  in the near future:
>  
> - Computer platforms on which you're using or deploying Lisp:
 
OSX, Debian.
 
> - Number of years of experience with Lisp:
 
.5 :)
 
> - Experience with other programming languages (please supply the
>  number of years and the name of the language):
 
perl 7
python 3
 
> - Total number of years of programming experience:
 
about 8
 
> - Do you use Lisp:
>  - at work (if so, how much)
>  - for study (if so, how much)
>  - as a hobby (if so, how much)
 
Playing with it and, if I think it is a good idea to do so, use it for
little work projects.
 
> - Are you using Lisp as much as you would like to?
>  If not, why not?
 
There are no colleages interested in / knowledgeable in Lisp. So, anything
I make will be my task to maintain. That's not a position I like to be in.
 
> - Do you see any obstacles to further Lisp growth (if so, what
>  is the biggest obstacle in your opinion)?
 
it is currently hard enough for us to find friendly people with enough perl
skills. Let alone Lisp. It is the old customer 'I don't care what language you use,
as long as you finish the job on time.' complain. And the only way to do
that is to have extra help available. And that means common languages.
(Within limits, of course :)
 
> - Would you be interested in a Lisp-related job or contract work?
 
Ow, definetely.
 
> - Is your organization interested in hiring Lisp programmers?
 
Version 1: Yes, if they like to work in perl :)
Version 2: No. We mostly work with perl, as stated above. The other main language is
Java because customers want us to. (Not my problem :) These two fullfill most needs for
us (company of about 15) without having to duplicate too much effort.
Using any other language (be it Lisp, Python or whatnot) costs too much
work to learn and support. 
 
> - Are you currently participating in Lisp-related meetings?
>  If so, where and how often?
>  If not, would you be interested in such meetings?
 
maybe once/if I use lisp regulary.