- First name: Wolfgang - Last name: De Meuter - Email address: REMOVED - Phone number(s): +32 2 629 33 08 - Postal code: 1000 - City: Brussel - State or province: - Country: Belgium - Organization(s) you work for or study at (please supply the name and city for each organization): Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Fields of interest (e.g. computer linguistics, numerical analysis, business software, medicine, bioinformatics): programming languages, distribution, mobility, prototype-based programming, metaprogramming - Lisp variants you have used (e.g. Common Lisp, Scheme, Dylan): Scheme - Lisp variants you're currently using or intend to use in the near future: Scheme - Lisp implementations you have used (e.g. CMUCL, Lispworks, Allegro Common Lisp): MacGambit, PLT-Scheme - Lisp implementations you're currently using or intend to use in the near future: PLT-Scheme - Computer platforms on which you're using or deploying Lisp: Mac - Number of years of experience with Lisp: 12 - Experience with other programming languages (please supply the number of years and the name of the language): Java 5, Basic 5, Pascal 5, Modula2, 3, Pico 5, Smalltalk 1, C 10 - Total number of years of programming experience: 20 - Do you use Lisp: - at work (if so, how much) - for study (if so, how much) - as a hobby (if so, how much) at work, for study -Are you using Lisp as much as you would like to? If not, why not? no, not when industrial partners want to see a "realistic" language - Do you see any obstacles to further Lisp growth (if so, what is the biggest obstacle in your opinion)? big obstacle: security on networks - Would you be interested in a Lisp-related job or contract work? no - Is your organization interested in hiring Lisp programmers? no - Are you currently participating in Lisp-related meetings? If so, where and how often? If not, would you be interested in such meetings? no, maybe