# Dotcl

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/dotcl/

6 people recommended Dotcl in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 12 months, in 1 thread. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

6 of the 6 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Dotcl: Common Lisp Implementation on .NET”.

**Verdict:** Lets people run Common Lisp on .NET, which commenters see as a grounded way to introduce Lisp to newcomers.

Summary written by Claude from 4 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Grounded way to introduce Lisp (1 comment in the sample): "This has been the best grounded approach of introducing Lisp to the masses, myself included." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47991655))
- Includes a MonoGame integration sample (1 comment in the sample): "Awesome! Has a MonoGame integration sample." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47985809))
- Useful new addition to a toolbox (1 comment in the sample): "Great! A new toy on my toolbox." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47985817))
- Matches what a commenter was seeking (1 comment in the sample): "this is what I was looking for" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47987403))

## Other common Lisp implementations people recommend

- [SBCL Common Lisp](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sbcl/): 44 recommend, 2 mixed, 7 criticize
- [Steel Bank Common Lisp (SBCL)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/steel-bank-common-lisp/): 17 recommend, 6 mixed, 6 criticize
- [LispWorks](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lispworks/): 5 recommend, 1 mixed, 5 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Dotcl", https://hackerapproved.com/p/dotcl/ (6 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.