(emacs-lisp-intro.info)List Processing


List Processing
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   To the untutored eye, Lisp is a strange programming language.  In
Lisp code there are parentheses everywhere.  Some people even claim
that the name stands for `Lots of Isolated Silly Parentheses'.  But the
claim is unwarranted.  Lisp stands for LISt Processing, and the
programming language handles _lists_ (and lists of lists) by putting
them between parentheses.  The parentheses mark the boundaries of the
list.  Sometimes a list is preceded by a single apostrophe or quotation
mark, `''.  Lists are the basis of Lisp.

Lisp Lists: What are lists?
Run a Program: Any list in Lisp is a program ready to run.
Making Errors: Generating an error message.
Names & Definitions: Names of symbols and function definitions.
Lisp Interpreter: What the Lisp interpreter does.
Evaluation: Running a program.
Variables: Returning a value from a variable.
Arguments: Passing information to a function.
set & setq: Setting the value of a variable.
Summary: The major points.
Error Message Exercises

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