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| name = LispWorks
| name = LispWorks
| logo =
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| author = [[Harlequin (software company)|Harlequin 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]]
| developer = [[Xanalys]] (2001–2005)<br/>LispWorks Ltd. (2005—)
| family = [[Lisp (programming language)|Lisp]]
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| released = {{Start date and age|1989}}
| designer = <!-- or designers; human names only -->
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| latest release version = 7.1
| developers = [[Harlequin (software company)|Harlequin Ltd.]] 1987–2000<br/>[[Xanalys]] Ltd. 2001–2005<br/>LispWorks Ltd. 2005–2019
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| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2017|11|13}}
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| released = {{Start date and age|1989}}
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| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Mac OS X]], [[Linux]], [[FreeBSD]], [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]], and [[IBM AIX|AIX]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]]
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| latest release version = 7.1.1
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| platform = [[IA-32]], [[x64]], [[ARM architecture|ARM]], [[SPARC]], [[PowerPC]]
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| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2018|06|26}}
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| typing = [[Dynamic typing|Dynamic]], [[Strongly-typed programming language|strong]]
| genre = [[Integrated Development Environment|IDE]]
| scope = [[Scope (computer science)|Lexical, optional dynamic]]
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| programming language = [[Common Lisp]]
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| website = {{URL|lispworks.com}}
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| platform = [[IA-32]], [[x86-64]], [[ARM architecture|ARM]], [[SPARC]], [[PowerPC]]
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| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[macOS]], [[Linux]], [[FreeBSD]], [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]], [[IBM AIX|AIX]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]]
| license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
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| website = {{URL|lispworks.com}}
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| influenced by = [[Lisp (programming language)|Lisp]], [[Common Lisp]]
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'''LispWorks''' is a commercial implementation and [[integrated development environment]] (IDE) for the [[Common Lisp]] [[programming language]]. 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 LispWorks Ltd. to market, develop, and support the LispWorks software.
'''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.


Some of LispWorks's features are
LispWorks's features include:
* a native-code compiler and an interpreter for an extended ANSI Common Lisp
* 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
* An implementation of the [[Common Lisp Object System]] with support for the [[metaobject]] protocol
* support for 32bit and 64bit versions
* Support for [[32-bit]] and [[64-bit]] versions
* native threads and symmetric multiprocessing
* Native [[Thread (computing)|threads]] and [[symmetric multiprocessing]]
* [[Unicode]] support: it can read and write Unicode files and supports strings encoded in [[Unicode]]
* [[Unicode]] support: it can read and write files, and supports strings, so encoded
* Foreign Language Interface (FFI) for interfacing with routines written in C
* Foreign language interface (FFI) to interface with routines written in [[C (programming language)|C]]
* a [[Java (programming language)|Java]] interface
* A [[Java (programming language)|Java]] interface
* 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]]
* 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)
* An [[Emacs]]-like editor; source code is included in the Professional edition
* a Lisp Listener,<ref>[http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/lw70/IDE-M/html/ide-m-147.htm#pgfId-853189 The Listener], LispWorks 7.0, LispWorks IDE User Guide</ref> which provides a Common Lisp [[Read Eval Print Loop]]
* 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, [[Profiler (computer science)|profiler]], [[class browser]], etc.
* A graphical [[debugger]], [[Inspector window|inspector]], stepper, [[Profiling (computer programming)|profiler]], [[class browser]], etc.
* a facility to generate standalone executables and shared libraries. To reduce memory size, a tree shaker can be used to remove unused code and data.
* 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 [[Mac OS X]] it provides a bridge to [[Objective-C]] for using Apple's [[Cocoa (API)|Cocoa]] libraries
* 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]] and can be extended by the user (by writing subclasses and new methods)
* 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 programming (including support for Prolog); the CommonSQL database interface; and a [[CORBA]] binding.
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 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.
In September 2009, it was announced that LispWorks 6 would support [[Concurrent computing|concurrent]] [[Thread (computing)|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 |website=Lispworks.com |date= |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 |date= |access-date=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/$FILE/PR19990817a.pdf |title=NASA Software of the Year award for Harlequin based development |publisher=Globalgraphics.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-19}}</ref>
LispWorks ran on the [[spacecraft]] [[Deep Space 1]]. The application called [[Deep Space 1#Remote Agent|RAX]] won the NASA Software of the Year award in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.globalgraphics.com/news/ggpress.nsf/GGRVPressReleasesPublished/06608A7E4A25BE15802568E1005745C8/$FILE/PR19990817a.pdf |title=NASA Software of the Year award for Harlequin based development |website=Globalgraphics.com |date= |access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref>


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


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


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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{{Common Lisp}}
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Revision as of 18:33, 6 January 2019

LispWorks
ParadigmsMulti-paradigm: procedural, functional, object-oriented, meta, reflective, generic
FamilyLisp
DevelopersHarlequin Ltd. 1987–2000
Xanalys Ltd. 2001–2005
LispWorks Ltd. 2005–2019
First appeared1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Stable release
7.1.1 / June 26, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-06-26)
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 has been extended to support GTK+.[3] LispWorks 6.1, released in January 2012,[4] includes 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

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
6 Jan 1999 4.1 Harlequin With CORBA
19 Feb 2001 4.1.20 Xanalys
19 Dec 2001 4.2 Xanalys No runtime fees for applications on Microsoft 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
27 Mar 2008 5.1 LispWorks
6 Jan 2010 6.0 LispWorks With symmetric multiprocessing
27 Jan 2012 6.1 LispWorks
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

See also

References

  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.
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