Information: http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/iiip/doc/cl-http/home-page.html
Q: Why might you care about this?
A: You might be interested in:
* Minimizing the cycle time from conceptualization to market.=20
(Cooler than being last to market!)
* Generating all HTML interfaces on the fly.=20
(Cooler than terabytes of legacy html!)
* Synthesing JavaScript and Java on the fly.=20
(Cooler than typing it in by hand!)
* Creating 3D VRML worlds on the fly.
(Cooler than learning OpenInventor!)
* Using an extensible presentation lattice
to accept input or present output.
(Cooler than duplicating endless input validators,
and then getting a better idea!)=20
* Developing complex or advanced Web applications.=20
(Cooler than serving static files!)
* Creating intelligent, knowledge-based Web sites.=20
(Cooler than even an "Active-X enchanced" site!)=20
Language: Common Lisp is a dynamic, object-oriented programming language=
that is used to develop and deploy leading-edge applications in university,=
government, and business settings. This highly flexible and evolvable=
language has been typically used to develop large and complex artificial=
intelligence or natural languagge understanding systems. These kindsof=
power programming tools are becoming increasingly relevant for Web=
developers as ever more is required in ever less time.
Platforms: The server presently runs with full source-compatibility on the=
following platforms:
* Macintosh (MCL - Comes on the CD)
* UNIX (Allegro, LispWorks, Lucid) (Many flavors, including SunOS,=
Solaris, SGI, OSF)
* Windows NT (Allegro) (Several new Lisps currently being tuned for NT).=20
* Lisp Machines (Symbolics 8.3, Open Genera 1.0)
Additional ports are underway.
Reality: This server was the first known HTTP 1.1 implementation last=
August, and has subsequently
been through a second release cycle. Also included in the distribution are a=
program-level
client with 1.0 persistent connections, an HTML parser, and a=
constraint-based web walker. =20
Snap up this opportunity now before the next release add new modules to the=
learning curve.