- First name: Peter
 
- Last name: Paine
 
- Web: http://www.asl.dsl.pipex.com/lisp/peter_paine/
       http://www.asl.dsl.pipex.com/symbolics/
 
- City: Faversham
 
- State or province: Kent
 
- Country: UK
 
- Organization(s) you work for or study at
   (please supply the name and city for each organization):
Abstract Science Ltd
 
- Fields of interest
   (e.g. computer linguistics, numerical analysis, business software,
    medicine, bioinformatics): 
Customer oriented developments.
 
- Have you written any Lisp-related papers? If so, please supply
   bibliographical references (and URL's, if possible):  
Not broadcast material.
 
- Have you developed or participated in the development of any
   Lisp-related programs or libraries? If so, please supply a URL,
   if possible:  
Many.
 
- 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): 
Zetalisp, Genera, MCL, Franz, Lispworks, GoldHill, others.
 
- Computer platforms on which you're using or deploying Lisp: 
Mac and others
 
- Number of years of experience with Lisp: 
22
 
- Total number of years of programming experience: 
34 (with gaps)
 
- Do you use Lisp:
   - at work (if so, how much) 
a lot
   - for study (if so, how much)
   - as a hobby (if so, how much)
 
- Are you using Lisp as much as you would like to?  
I use lisp a lot, but would like to more profitably.
   If not, why not?  
Lisp project funding is thin on the ground.  Lisp can be a challenge to sell in project 
tenders.
 
- Do you see any obstacles to further Lisp growth (if so, what
   is the biggest obstacle in your opinion)?
 
Lack of API framework.
Lisp vendors politics.
Weak GUI tools (graphics wins business budgets).
Portability.
Misconceptions.
Beats me.
 
- Would you be interested in a Lisp-related job or contract work? 
Yes.
 
- Is your organization interested in hiring Lisp programmers? 
As projects demand.
 
- Are you currently participating in Lisp-related meetings? 
Only virtually.
   If so, where and how often?
   If not, would you be interested in such meetings?  
Affirmative (content dependent).