-------------- Lisp Users Questionnaire -----------------------------
 
- First name: Vishnu
 
- Last name: Vyas
 
- Email address: REMOVED
 
- Phone number(s):  +91449884042369
 
- Postal code: 600004
 
- City: Chennai
 
- State or province: Tamil Nadu
 
- Country: India
 
- Organization(s) you work for or study at
  (please supply the name and city for each organization):
 
1. SRM Engineering College, Kattankulathur
 
- Fields of interest
  (e.g. computer linguistics, numerical analysis, business software,
   medicine, bioinformatics):
 
Computer Linguistics, AI, Statistical Analysis and Modelling
 
 
- Lisp variants you have used (e.g. Common Lisp, Scheme, Dylan):
 
  Common Lisp, Scheme
 
- Lisp variants you're currently using or intend to use in the
  near future:
 
  Common Lisp, Scheme
 
- Lisp implementations you have used
  (e.g. CMUCL, Lispworks, Allegro Common Lisp):
 
  CMUCL, SBCL, CLISP, MzScheme/DrScheme, CHICKEN Scheme-C compiler.
 
- Lisp implementations you're currently using or intend to use
  in the near future:
 
  CLISP, SBCL
 
- Computer platforms on which you're using or deploying Lisp:
 
   x86/GNU Linux
 
- Number of years of experience with Lisp:
   11 months
 
- Experience with other programming languages (please supply the
  number of years and the name of the language):
 
   C/C++ : 6 years
   Java :  3 years
   Python: 3 years
 
- Total number of years of programming experience:
   8 years
 
- Do you use Lisp:
  - at work (if so, how much) No
  - for study (if so, how much) Yes, but to a very small extent
  - as a hobby (if so, how much) All my hobby programming is currently in LISP
 
- Are you using Lisp as much as you would like to?
  If not, why not?
No, I would like to see lisp being used more in my work environment,
but its lack of mainstream popularity and the lack of lot of standard
libraries is a big stumbling block.
 
- Do you see any obstacles to further Lisp growth (if so, what
  is the biggest obstacle in your opinion)?
   Standard Library, something to the equivalent of Java Standard
Library which should at the minimum include
 1. GUI support ( ltk is good for starters )
 2. Database Supprt
 3. Regular Expression (cl-ppcre, integrate this).
 4. Support to N/W protocols (smtp, http, ftp) and socket programming
 
- Would you be interested in a Lisp-related job or contract work?
   Yes
 
- Is your organization interested in hiring Lisp programmers?
  No