- First name: 
  
Nick 
  
  - Last name: 
  
Levine 
  
  - Email address: 
  
REMOVED
  
  - Home page: 
  
www.nicklevine.org 
www.ravenbrook.com 
  
  - Phone number(s): 
  
+44 (0)1223 519 215 
  
  
  - Postal code: 
  
  
  
  - City: 
  
Cambridge 
  
  
  - Country: 
  
UK 
  
  
  - Organization(s) you work for or study at 
   (please supply the name and city for each organization): 
  
Independent contractor, currently working through Ravenbrook Ltd 
(Cambridge UK) 
  
  
  - Fields of interest 
   (e.g. computer linguistics, numerical analysis, business software, 
    medicine, bioinformatics): 
  
Nothing specific. Mathematician, trained as numerical analyst, will 
now write software in any field that comes along. See resume 
http://www.franz.com/careers/resumes/nlevine.lhtml for more. 
  
  
  - Have you written any Lisp-related papers? If so, please supply 
   bibliographical references (and URL's, if possible). 
  
Various, follow links from www.nicklevine.org 
  
  
  - Have you developed or participated in the development of any 
   Lisp-related programs or libraries? If so, please supply a URL, 
   if possible. 
  
Ditto 
  
  
  - Lisp variants you have used (e.g. Common Lisp, Scheme, Dylan): 
  
Almost exclusively CL 
  
  
  - Lisp variants you're currently using or intend to use in the 
   near future: 
  
the same 
  
  - Lisp implementations you have used 
   (e.g. CMUCL, Lispworks, Allegro Common Lisp): 
  
Lispworks, a little ACL 
  
  
  - Lisp implementations you're currently using or intend to use 
   in the near future: 
  
the same 
  
  
  - Computer platforms on which you're using or deploying Lisp: 
  
Intel (WinXP, some FreeBSD) 
  
  
  - Number of years of experience with Lisp: 
  
16 
  
  - Do you use Lisp: 
   - at work (if so, how much) 	
almost all the time 
   - for study (if so, how much) 
   - as a hobby (if so, how much) 	
very occasionally 
  
  
  - Are you using Lisp as much as you would like to? 
   If not, why not? 
  
Yes, it's my full-time job 
  
  
  - Do you see any obstacles to further Lisp growth (if so, what 
   is the biggest obstacle in your opinion)? 
  
I don't suppose this has changed much over the years. The appearance 
of lisp-like features in other languages is both a complement and 
worrying. 
  
  
  - Would you be interested in a Lisp-related job or contract work? 
  
I already am. Mind you, my current contract expires "real soon" and 
the next one isn't firmly in placed next, so I am always open to 
offers... 
  
  - Is your organization interested in hiring Lisp programmers? 
  
Unlikely. Visit ravenbrook.com and decide if our approach to software 
development is one you'd like to learn about. 
  
  
  - Are you currently participating in Lisp-related meetings? 
   If so, where and how often? 
   If not, would you be interested in such meetings? 
  
ALU conferences, plus some local lisp meetings. 
  
On the ALU board. 
  
  - Do you know any other Lispers who might be willing to fill in 
   this questionnaire (please supply their email-address if you 
   do)? 
  
I guess you could brave a posting to comp.lang.lisp. You should be 
aware of the excellent "road to lisp" survey.