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{{Infobox software
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| developer = LispWorks Ltd
| paradigms = [[Multi-paradigm programming language|Multi-paradigm]]: [[Procedural programming|procedural]], [[Functional programming|functional]], [[Object-oriented programming|object-oriented]], [[Metaprogramming|meta]], [[Reflective programming|reflective]], [[Generic programming|generic]]
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| latest release version = 6.1
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| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2012|01|27}}
| developers = [[Harlequin (software company)|Harlequin Ltd.]] 1987–2000<br/>[[Xanalys]] Ltd. 2001–2005<br/>LispWorks Ltd. 2005–2021
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| released = {{Start date and age|1989}}
| latest release version = 8.0.1
| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Mac OS X]] (PowerPC and Intel), [[Linux]], [[FreeBSD]], [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] (x86/x64 and SPARC), and [[HP UX]]
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| genre = [[Integrated Development Environment|IDE]]
| programming language = [[Common Lisp]]
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| website = [http://www.lispworks.com/products/lispworks.html LispWorks]
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'''LispWorks''' is computer [[software]], a [[Proprietary software|proprietary]] implementation and [[integrated development environment]] (IDE) for the [[programming language]] [[Common Lisp]]. LispWorks was developed by the UK software company [[Harlequin (software company)|Harlequin Ltd.]], and first published in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.lisp.lispworks.general/11464 |title=LispWorks 1.0 released in 1989}}</ref> Harlequin ultimately spun off its Lisp division as [[Xanalys]] Ltd., which took over management and rights to LispWorks. In January 2005, the Xanalys Lisp team formed LispWorks Ltd. to market, develop, and support the software.
'''LispWorks''' is a commercial implementation and [[Integrated Development Environment]] for the [[Common Lisp]] [[programming language]]. The software runs on [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Mac OS X]] (PowerPC, Intel), [[Linux]], [[FreeBSD]], [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] (x86/x64, SPARC) and [[HP UX]].


LispWorks's features include:
LispWorks was developed by the UK software company [[Harlequin (software company)|Harlequin Ltd.]], and first published in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.lisp.lispworks.general/11464 |title=LispWorks 1.0 released in 1989}}</ref> Harlequin ultimately spun off its Lisp arm as [[Xanalys]], which took over management and rights to LispWorks. In January 2005, the Xanalys Lisp team formed [http://www.lispworks.com/company.html LispWorks Ltd.] to market, develop, and support the LispWorks software.
* A native-code compiler and an interpreter for an extended ANSI Common Lisp
* An implementation of the [[Common Lisp Object System]] with support for the [[metaobject]] protocol
* Support for [[32-bit]] and [[64-bit]] versions
* Native [[Thread (computing)|threads]] and [[symmetric multiprocessing]]
* [[Unicode]] support: it can read and write files, and supports strings, so encoded
* Foreign language interface (FFI) to interface with routines written in [[C (programming language)|C]]
* A [[Java (programming language)|Java]] interface
* The ''common [[application programming interface]]'' (CAPI) [[graphical user interface]] (GUI) toolkit, which provides native look-and-feel on Windows, [[Cocoa (API)|Cocoa]], [[GTK+]], and [[Motif (software)|Motif]]
* An [[Emacs]]-like editor; source code is included in the Professional edition
* A Lisp Listener,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/lw70/IDE-M/html/ide-m-147.htm#pgfId-853189 |title=The Listener (LispWorks IDE User Guide (Macintosh version)) |date=12 Feb 2015 |access-date=2019-01-06}}</ref> which provides a Common Lisp [[read–eval–print loop]] (REPL)
* A graphical [[debugger]], [[Inspector window|inspector]], stepper, [[Profiling (computer programming)|profiler]], [[class browser]], etc.
* A facility to generate standalone executables and shared [[Library (computing)|libraries]]; to reduce memory size, a tree shaker can be used to remove unused code and data
* On [[macOS]], it provides a bridge to [[Objective-C]] for using Apple's [[Cocoa (API)|Cocoa]] libraries
* Many of the libraries are written using the [[Common Lisp Object System]] (CLOS) and can be extended by the user, by writing subclasses and new methods


The Enterprise edition also includes KnowledgeWorks, which supports ''rule-based'' or [[logic programming]] (including support for [[Prolog]]); the CommonSQL database interface; and a [[Common Object Request Broker Architecture]] (CORBA) binding.
Some of LispWorks's features are
* an implementation of the [[Common Lisp Object System]] with support for the [[Metaobject]] protocol
* native threads
* [[Unicode]] support: it can read and write Unicode files and supports strings encoded in [[UCS-2]]
* Foreign Language Interface (FFI) for interfacing with routines written in C
* the [[Common Application Programmer's Interface|Common Application Programmer's Interface (CAPI)]] GUI toolkit, which provides native look-and-feel on Windows, [[Cocoa (API)|Cocoa]], [[GTK+]] and [[Motif (software)|Motif]]
* an [[Emacs]]-like editor (source code is included in the Professional edition)
* a graphical [[debugger]], [[Inspector window|inspector]], stepper, [[Profiler (computer science)|profiler]], [[class browser]], etc.
* a native-code compiler for an extended ANSI Common Lisp
* a facility to generate standalone executables
* on [[Mac OS X]] it provides a bridge to [[Objective-C]] for using Apple's [[Cocoa (API)|Cocoa]] libraries
* many of the libraries are written using the [[Common Lisp Object System]] and can be extended by the user (by writing subclasses and new methods)


In September 2009, it was announced that LispWorks 6 would support [[Concurrent computing|concurrent]] [[Thread (computing)|threads]] and the CAPI graphics toolkit had been extended to support [[GTK+]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lispworks.com/news/index.html#lw60beta |title=LispWorks 6.0 beta announcement |website=Lispworks.com |access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref> LispWorks 6.1, released in January 2012,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lispworks.com/news/index.html#61release |title=Release of LispWorks 6.1 |website=Lispworks.com |access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref> included many further enhancements to CAPI, such as support for anti-aliased drawing.
The Enterprise edition also includes [[KnowledgeWorks]], which supports rule-based programming (including support for Prolog); the CommonSQL database interface; and a [[CORBA]] binding. The Enterprise edition is also available as a 64bit implementation.


LispWorks ran on the [[spacecraft]] [[Deep Space 1]]. The application called [[Deep Space 1#Remote Agent|RAX]] won the NASA Software of the Year award in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.globalgraphics.com/news/ggpress.nsf/GGRVPressReleasesPublished/06608A7E4A25BE15802568E1005745C8/$FILE/PR19990817a.pdf |title=NASA Software of the Year award for Harlequin based development |website=Globalgraphics.com |access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref>
In September 2009, it had been announced that LispWorks 6 would support concurrent threads and the CAPI graphics toolkit has been extended to support [[GTK+]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lispworks.com/news/index.html#lw60beta |title=LispWorks 6.0 beta announcement |publisher=Lispworks.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-19}}</ref> LispWorks 6.1, released in January 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lispworks.com/news/index.html#61release |title=Release of LispWorks 6.1 |publisher=Lispworks.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-19}}</ref> includes many further enhancements to CAPI, such as support for anti-aliased drawing.

LispWorks ran on the [[spacecraft]] [[Deep Space 1]]. The application called [[Deep Space 1#Remote Agent|RAX]] won the NASA Software of the Year award in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.globalgraphics.com/news/ggpress.nsf/GGRVPressReleasesPublished/06608A7E4A25BE15802568E1005745C8/$FILE/PR19990817a.pdf |title=NASA Software of the Year award for Harlequin based development |publisher=Globalgraphics.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-19}}</ref>


==Releases==
==Releases==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* 1987, development of LispWorks started by the British company Harlequin
|-
* 12 September 1989, Harlequin LispWorks 1.0, GUI with [[CLX (Common Lisp)|CLX]], CLUE and LispWorks toolkit
! style="width: 60pt" | Date !! Version !! Company !! Notes
* December 1991, Harlequin LispWorks 3.0
|-
* 17 March 1997, Harlequin LispWorks 4.0 for Windows, GUI with CAPI
| 1987 || alpha || [[Harlequin (software company)|Harlequin]] || Begun by British firm
* 6 January 1999, Harlequin LispWorks 4.1, with [[CORBA]]
|-
* 19 February 2001, Xanalys LispWorks 4.1.20
| 12 Sep 1989 || 1.0 || Harlequin || [[Graphical user interface|GUI]] with CLX, CLUE, and LispWorks toolkit
* 19 December 2001, Xanalys LispWorks 4.2, no runtime fees for applications on Microsoft Windows
|-
* 5 May 2002, Xanalys LispWorks 4.2.6
| Dec 1991 || 3.0 || Harlequin ||
* 30 June 2003, Xanalys LispWorks 4.3, first release for [[Mac OS X]], with [[Cocoa (API)|Cocoa]] support
|-
* 8 December 2004, Xanalys LispWorks 4.4
| 17 Mar 1997 || 4.0 || Harlequin || For Windows, GUI with CAPI, CLIM 2.0
* 15 April 2005, LispWorks Ltd LispWorks 4.4.5
|-
* 31 July 2006, LispWorks Ltd LispWorks 5.0
| 6 Jan 1999 || 4.1 || Harlequin || With [[Common Object Request Broker Architecture|CORBA]], [[Linux]] port
* 27 March 2008, LispWorks Ltd LispWorks 5.1
|-
* 6 January 2010, LispWorks Ltd Lispworks 6.0, with [[symmetric multiprocessing]]
| 19 Feb 2001 || 4.1.20 || [[Xanalys]] ||
* 27 January 2012, LispWorks Ltd LispWorks 6.1
|-
| 19 Dec 2001 || 4.2 || Xanalys || No [[Run time (program lifecycle phase)|run time]] fees for applications on [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|-
| 5 May 2002 || 4.2.6 || Xanalys ||
|-
| 30 Jun 2003 || 4.3 || Xanalys || First release for [[macOS]], with [[Cocoa (API)|Cocoa]] support
|-
| 8 Dec 2004 || 4.4 || Xanalys ||
|-
| 15 Apr 2005 || 4.4.5 || LispWorks ||
|-
| 31 Jul 2006 || 5.0 || LispWorks || [[64-bit]] support, [[FreeBSD]] port
|-
| 27 Mar 2008 || 5.1 || LispWorks ||
|-
| 6 Jan 2010 || 6.0 || LispWorks || With [[symmetric multiprocessing]], [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] on Intel port, CAPI for [[GTK+]]
|-
| 27 Jan 2012 || 6.1 || LispWorks || High-quality drawing, 64-bit [[FreeBSD]] port
|-
| 5 May 2015 || 7.0 || LispWorks<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lispworks.com/news/news34.html |title=Release of LispWorks 7.0 |website=Lispworks.com |access-date=2015-05-09}}</ref> || [[ARM architecture|ARM]] [[Linux]], [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], full [[Unicode]], Hobbyist Edition
|-
| 13 Nov 2017 || 7.1 || LispWorks<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lispworks.com/news/news35.html |title=Release of LispWorks 7.1 |website=Lispworks.com |access-date=2018-03-07}}</ref> || 64-bit [[iOS]], ARM64 [[Linux]]
|-
| 14 Dec 2021 || 8.0 || LispWorks<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lispworks.com/news/news39.html |title=Release of LispWorks 8.0 |website=Lispworks.com |access-date=2021-12-14}}</ref> || Native support for Apple silicon Macs
|-
|}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Allegro Common Lisp|Allegro CL]]
*[[Allegro Common Lisp]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:34, 26 May 2023

LispWorks
ParadigmsMulti-paradigm: procedural, functional, object-oriented, meta, reflective, generic
FamilyLisp
DevelopersHarlequin Ltd. 1987–2000
Xanalys Ltd. 2001–2005
LispWorks Ltd. 2005–2021
First appeared1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Stable release
8.0.1 / June 28, 2022; 22 months ago (2022-06-28)
Typing disciplineDynamic, strong
ScopeLexical, optional dynamic
Implementation languageCommon Lisp
PlatformIA-32, x86-64, ARM, SPARC, PowerPC
OSWindows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, AIX, Android, iOS
LicenseProprietary
Websitelispworks.com
Influenced by
Lisp, Common Lisp

LispWorks is computer software, a proprietary implementation and integrated development environment (IDE) for the programming language Common Lisp. LispWorks was developed by the UK software company Harlequin Ltd., and first published in 1989.[1] Harlequin ultimately spun off its Lisp division as Xanalys Ltd., which took over management and rights to LispWorks. In January 2005, the Xanalys Lisp team formed LispWorks Ltd. to market, develop, and support the software.

LispWorks's features include:

The Enterprise edition also includes KnowledgeWorks, which supports rule-based or logic programming (including support for Prolog); the CommonSQL database interface; and a Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) binding.

In September 2009, it was announced that LispWorks 6 would support concurrent threads and the CAPI graphics toolkit had been extended to support GTK+.[3] LispWorks 6.1, released in January 2012,[4] included many further enhancements to CAPI, such as support for anti-aliased drawing.

LispWorks ran on the spacecraft Deep Space 1. The application called RAX won the NASA Software of the Year award in 1999.[5]

Releases[edit]

Date Version Company Notes
1987 alpha Harlequin Begun by British firm
12 Sep 1989 1.0 Harlequin GUI with CLX, CLUE, and LispWorks toolkit
Dec 1991 3.0 Harlequin
17 Mar 1997 4.0 Harlequin For Windows, GUI with CAPI, CLIM 2.0
6 Jan 1999 4.1 Harlequin With CORBA, Linux port
19 Feb 2001 4.1.20 Xanalys
19 Dec 2001 4.2 Xanalys No run time fees for applications on Windows
5 May 2002 4.2.6 Xanalys
30 Jun 2003 4.3 Xanalys First release for macOS, with Cocoa support
8 Dec 2004 4.4 Xanalys
15 Apr 2005 4.4.5 LispWorks
31 Jul 2006 5.0 LispWorks 64-bit support, FreeBSD port
27 Mar 2008 5.1 LispWorks
6 Jan 2010 6.0 LispWorks With symmetric multiprocessing, Solaris on Intel port, CAPI for GTK+
27 Jan 2012 6.1 LispWorks High-quality drawing, 64-bit FreeBSD port
5 May 2015 7.0 LispWorks[6] ARM Linux, iOS, Android, full Unicode, Hobbyist Edition
13 Nov 2017 7.1 LispWorks[7] 64-bit iOS, ARM64 Linux
14 Dec 2021 8.0 LispWorks[8] Native support for Apple silicon Macs

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "LispWorks 1.0 released in 1989".
  2. ^ "The Listener (LispWorks IDE User Guide (Macintosh version))". 12 Feb 2015. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  3. ^ "LispWorks 6.0 beta announcement". Lispworks.com. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
  4. ^ "Release of LispWorks 6.1". Lispworks.com. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
  5. ^ "NASA Software of the Year award for Harlequin based development" (PDF). Globalgraphics.com. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
  6. ^ "Release of LispWorks 7.0". Lispworks.com. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  7. ^ "Release of LispWorks 7.1". Lispworks.com. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  8. ^ "Release of LispWorks 8.0". Lispworks.com. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
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