Question 1

RUTILS vs alexandria for Common Lisp utilities?

Accepted Answer

RUTILS focuses on radical syntactic enhancements like literal syntax and threading macros, while alexandria provides more conservative, ANSI-compliant utilities. Choose RUTILS for modern REPL-driven development with syntactic shortcuts, but alexandria if you prefer traditional Lisp style without readtable changes.

Question 2

How to install RUTILS in Quicklisp?

Accepted Answer

Assuming Quicklisp is set up, use (ql:quickload :rutils) to install. Note that it depends on NAMED-READTABLES and CLOSER-MOP, which Quicklisp should handle automatically, but check for any system-specific setup in the README.

Question 3

Does RUTILS support Clojure-style threading macros?

Accepted Answer

Yes, RUTILS implements -> and ->> macros for clearer code composition, similar to Clojure. These are part of the threading macros feature, allowing pipelining of expressions for improved readability in Common Lisp code.

Question 4

What literal syntax does RUTILS add for hash-tables?

Accepted Answer

RUTILS adds a custom readtable that supports hash-table literals using a concise syntax, such as #{:key "value"}, making REPL work and code writing faster by reducing verbosity, as described in the 'Modern Readtable' section.

Question 5

Is RUTILS suitable for large-scale system development?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it's designed for both REPL sessions and large-scale systems, offering utilities like generic access and iteration macros. However, its lack of concurrency support may require complementing with other packages for parallel processing in complex applications.

Question 6

How to handle concurrency when using RUTILS?

Accepted Answer

RUTILS explicitly does not support concurrency, so you'll need to integrate external libraries like Bordeaux-threads or Lparallel. The README recommends looking at other packages for such paradigms, as RUTILS focuses on syntactic utilities.

rutils

What is rutils?

Overview

Use Cases

Best For

Related Projects

Found a gem we're missing?

Not Ideal For

Pros & Cons

Pros

Cons

Frequently Asked Questions