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0 pointslispm9y ago0 comments

> Nobody uses it

This application is written in 7+ million lines of Common Lisp

https://www.ptc.com/cad/elements-direct/modeling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJGytRaNvec

The video shows how Eterna uses 'PTC Creo Elements/Direct' to develop their watches. There are many other clients of that in various domains.

Also:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rD0zmA-Trc

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jodrellblank9y ago· 1 in thread

Good cite.

(Although the fact that some people can make successful Common LISP software could just be that those people are exceptional enough to make successful software in any language, it doesn't bolster the claim that 'Common LISP is one of the best choices for many applications' very strongly).

lispmOP9y ago

Inmarsat uses a Lisp application (G2) to monitor their satellites and to provide a high level overview of the status of all Inmarsat services in real-time.

http://www.inmarsat.com

If you would run a Cement plant, an oil pipeline or a coal terminal in South Africa, then you might also be using G2 to control and diagnose technical processes in real-time.

The product used, written in Lisp:

http://www.gensym.com/wp-content/uploads/Gensym-l-G2.pdf

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