Dotcl
Shares rank 3 of 6 common Lisp implementations by recommenders
Lets people run Common Lisp on .NET, which commenters see as a grounded way to introduce Lisp to newcomers.
Lets people run Common Lisp on .NET, which commenters see as a grounded way to introduce Lisp to newcomers.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Grounded way to introduce Lisp
“This has been the best grounded approach of introducing Lisp to the masses, myself included.”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “Dotcl: Common Lisp Implementation on .NET” Includes a MonoGame integration sample
“Awesome! Has a MonoGame integration sample.”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “Dotcl: Common Lisp Implementation on .NET” Useful new addition to a toolbox
“Great! A new toy on my toolbox.”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “Dotcl: Common Lisp Implementation on .NET” Matches what a commenter was seeking
“this is what I was looking for”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “Dotcl: Common Lisp Implementation on .NET”
Other common Lisp implementations people recommend
The four most recommended other common Lisp implementations, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBCL Common Lisp | 49 | 9 | 84% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Steel Bank Common Lisp (SBCL) | 26 | 7 | 79% | 8 | — | Approved |
| DotclThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| LispWorks | 6 | 6 | 50% | 6 | — | — |
| ECL (Embeddable Common Lisp) | 5 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This has been the best grounded approach of introducing Lisp to the masses, myself included.”
“this is what I was looking for”
“Great! A new toy on my toolbox.”
“Awesome! Has a MonoGame integration sample.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.