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This post contains Part 2 of the Lisp FAQ.
If you think of questions that are appropriate for this FAQ, or would
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Topics Covered (Part 2):
 [2-1] Is there a GNU-Emacs interface to Lisp?
 [2-2] When should I use a hash table instead of an association list?
 [2-3] What is the equivalent of EXPLODE and IMPLODE in Common Lisp?
 [2-4] Is Lisp inherently slower than more conventional languages such as C?
 [2-5] Why does Common Lisp have "#'"?
 [2-6] How do I call non-Lisp functions from Lisp?
 [2-7] Can I call Lisp functions from other languages?
 [2-8] I want to call a function in a package that might not exist at
 compile time. How do I do this? 
 [2-9] What is CDR-coding?
 [2-10] What is garbage collection?
 [2-11] How do I save an executable image of my loaded Lisp system?
 How do I run a Unix command in my Lisp? How do I exit Lisp?
 Access environment variables?
 [2-12] I'm porting some code from a Symbolics Lisp machine to some
 other platform, and there are strange characters in the code.
 What do they mean? 
 [2-13] History: Where did Lisp come from?
 [2-14] How do I find the argument list of a function?
 How do I get the function name from a function object?
 [2-15] How can I have two Lisp processes communicate via unix sockets?
 [2-16] How can I create a stream that acts like UNIX's /dev/null
 (i.e., gobbles any output and immediately signals EOF on
 input operations)?
 [2-17] Read-time conditionalization of code (#+ #- and *features*) 
 [2-18] What reader macro characters are used in major Lisp systems?
 [2-19] How do I determine if a file is a directory or not? 
 How do I get the current directory name from within a Lisp 
 program? Is there any way to create a directory?
 [2-20] What is a "Lisp Machine" (LISPM)?
 [2-21] How do I tell if a symbol names a function and not a macro?
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