> - First name: Roger > > - Last name: Smith > > - Email address: REMOVED > > - Home page: > > - Phone number(s):212-647-5416 > > - Postal code: > > - City:New York > > - Country:USA > - 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): My interest are in AI in general. I have been working my way through the examples in the main books: Norvig AI book, Tanimoto and the Luger book. Also Mark Watson has an out of print book. I like all these and find them very informative. But I am at the rank learner stage. > - Have you written any Lisp-related papers? If so, please supply > bibliographical references (and URL's, if possible). NO, I am really an amateur when it comes to lisp--but I am interested in learning more. > - Have you developed or participated in the development of any > Lisp-related programs or libraries? If so, please supply a URL, > if possible. NONE > - Lisp variants you have used (e.g. Common Lisp, Scheme, Dylan): MCL 4.5 for OS 9.2 > - Lisp variants you're currently using or intend to use in the > near future: I will prabobly upgrade to MCL 5 for OS/X > - Lisp implementations you have used > (e.g. CMUCL, Lispworks, Allegro Common Lisp): MCL 4.5 for OS 9.2 > - Lisp implementations you're currently using or intend to use > in the near future: > > - Computer platforms on which you're using or deploying Lisp: > > - Number of years of experience with Lisp: a 6 week class as part of an AI class at Hunter college. > - Do you use Lisp: > - at work (if so, how much) > X for study (if so, 1-2 hours a week) > X as a hobby (if so, 1-2 hours a week) > - Are you using Lisp as much as you would like to? If not, why not? No not really. Life gets in the way. > - Do you see any obstacles to further Lisp growth (if so, what > is the biggest obstacle in your opinion)? It's not really being taught outside of AI classes is it? > - Would you be interested in a Lisp-related job or contract work? Not at this point, maybe in the future. > - Is your organization interested in hiring Lisp programmers? I am pretty certain that they are not. > - Are you currently participating in Lisp-related meetings? No--I don't know of any. > If so, where and how often? > If not, would you be interested in such meetings? Yes I think I would be interested.