I’ve gotten a bunch of emails asking for advice on how to learn Common Lisp in the present day. I decided to write down all the advice I’ve been giving through email and social media posts in the hopes that someone might find it useful.
One disclaimer up front: this is a road to Common Lisp, not the road to Common Lisp. It’s what I followed (without some of the dead ends) and has a lot of my personal opinions baked in, but it is by no means the only way to learn the language.