About r/lisp
A subreddit for the Lisp family of programming languages.
The community at a glance
r/lisp is a Subreddit for Programmers with roughly 45K members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication.
Roughly 3K members have joined in the past year.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2024: 2K members
- 2025: 3K members
- 2026: 3K members
Past year (monthly)
- Dec: 494 members
- Jan: 261 members
- Feb: 299 members
- Mar: 298 members
- Apr: 289 members
- May: 281 members
- Jun: 268 members
- Jul: 312 members
- Aug: 281 members
- Sep: 189 members
- Oct: 284 members
- Nov: 83 members
Flair
- Common Lisp18 posts in the past month
- GNU wc clone written in pure Lisp - and as fast as the fastest C++ clone I was able to find
- Turbo Lisp: a Common Lisp environment with native macOS and terminal interfaces — looking for testers
- CLXCB: X11 for Common Lisp, generated from the XCB protocol descriptions (and yes, xeyes and xsnow run on it)
#118Common LispGNU wc clone written in pure Lisp - and as fast as the fastest C++ clone I was able to find · Turbo Lisp: a Common Lisp environment with native macOS and terminal interfaces — looking for testers · CLXCB: X11 for Common Lisp, generated from the XCB protocol descriptions (and yes, xeyes and xsnow run on it) - Scheme6 posts in the past month
- Interview with CHICKEN Scheme Maintainer Sjamaan/Peter Bex
- Parsing Org mode with Parsing Expression Grammars in Guile Scheme (ice-9 peg) and converting to HTML (via SXML): OrgWebAlchemy
- Memoization for Pure Functions
#26SchemeInterview with CHICKEN Scheme Maintainer Sjamaan/Peter Bex · Parsing Org mode with Parsing Expression Grammars in Guile Scheme (ice-9 peg) and converting to HTML (via SXML): OrgWebAlchemy · Memoization for Pure Functions - AskLisp3 posts in the past month
- Native Android apps in Lisp?
- Have any of you done Topology x Lisp research ? Topological Analysis of Lisp syntax is something I’m actually very interested in for FuturLang research
- Greenspun's tenth rule, 2026 edition: coding agents are reinventing lisp one feature at a time. the condition system is next
#33AskLispNative Android apps in Lisp? · Have any of you done Topology x Lisp research ? Topological Analysis of Lisp syntax is something I’m actually very interested in for FuturLang research · Greenspun's tenth rule, 2026 edition: coding agents are reinventing lisp one feature at a time. the condition system is next - Lisp2 posts in the past month
- Made a spell crafting IDE that uses Lisp as the syntax.
- "The lispy guys seem to be the most cheerful people." - Dobiasd/programming-language-subreddits-and-their-choice-of-words
#42LispMade a spell crafting IDE that uses Lisp as the syntax. · "The lispy guys seem to be the most cheerful people." - Dobiasd/programming-language-subreddits-and-their-choice-of-words - Help2 posts in the past month
- Digital copy of The art of The Metaobject Protocol
- [Academic] What do programmers enjoy about programming? 8–10 min anonymous survey (18+, anyone who codes)
#52HelpDigital copy of The art of The Metaobject Protocol · [Academic] What do programmers enjoy about programming? 8–10 min anonymous survey (18+, anyone who codes)
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/lisp for?
- Best for Programmers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/lisp free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/lisp have?
- Roughly 45K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/lisp on?
- r/lisp runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/lisp cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/lisp is organized under Programmers.
- How do I join r/lisp?
- You can join r/lisp by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Software Development communities like?
- The largest tech-adjacent category on the site, covering software engineering across languages, frameworks, and specialties. Discord and Slack host communities for specific languages and stacks, while Reddit has massive general programming communities. Good for code review, career advice, tool recommendations, and connecting with developers at similar stages.
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