LFE (Lisp Flavoured Erlang) gives you complete access to the BEAM/Erlang/OTP, and Elixir for that matter, with a very simple and consistent syntax. And macros as god intended. It is very KICASS (Keep It Consistent And Simple Stupid).
It is true that Liffybot is your love child?
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It is a cutie 
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I was looking to learn a LISP. Found that Clojure was really loved.
But⊠I donât know why, LFE attracts me! Is it normal? Now that Iâve seen Liffybot, I guess that the answer is yes.
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What I like about LFE is that it gives me both lisp, which I love, and all the power and features of Erlang/OTP, which I also love. 
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Lol, but are read-macroâs in yet? ^.^
But yeah, LFE is awesome, everyone should at least try it in earnest!
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We donât have read-macros yet. The current way reading is done would not allow CL type read-macros but we could have a simplified for which would syntactically look like #<macro-char><expression> . At read if the char had a read-macro function connected to it then that function be called with the parsed expression at read time and its value be inserted into the input. So for example #t(erlang:time) would be replaced by #(13 34 12).
This would work but I donât know how useful it would be.
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Til there is a LFE edition of SICP. Wow.
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These have been written by Duncan McGreggor @oubiwann and are truly fantastic. He also stands for a lot of the other LFE documentation as well.
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Also, Liffybot makes many (sometimes hidden) appearances in the LFE adaptation of âCasting SPELs in Lispâ
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Iâm not surprised to hear this. I recall seeing a video interview where I think he is interviewing you and Joe, and remember thinking to myself how eloquent and well spoken he was 
Welcome to the forum Duncan 
I have posted threads about your books in our Books section however I was wondering whether you have epub or mobi (Kindle) or even PDF versions? I reckon they could prove popular as many people read on portable digital devices now.
Plus, following on from my comment to Robert above, have you thought about writing a book from scratch? Perhaps something covers both Erlang and LFE? I reckon covering both could work really well as itâll double the possible number of people interested in it - mostly those interested in LFE but also those who just like your writing style and want to read your book to learn Erlang
Just a thought, but I am sure @Dave and the rest of the PragProg team would be eager to hear any proposals you might have if this was of interest 
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I have been amazed by your presentation 
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Yeah, I actually pitched a book to NoStarch ages ago (~2015?) â they actually really liked the idea but as the demand for LFE texts was (and undoubtedly still is) low, they passed. But they did ask if I was interested in writing that same book for a more popular language (so I guess they liked the idea!)
Iâm pretty busy lately, but I do have several open source writing projects in the queue ⊠that being said, I do love Erlang more than ever before and would love to do a dual-language book (with bonus sections for Lisp-only content, e.g., macros, or maybe pairing up with someone whoâs a master at Erlang parse transforms ). Something to keep in mind. Maybe even bring in some historical context (McCarthyâs original Lisp ideas, some of the early experiments in proto-Erlang â Smalltalk, Prolog, etc⊠Could be a lot of fun and provide some good, juicy context for readers âŠ).
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Oh wow, that does sound promising (that they wanted you to write the book for another language) - so maybe that could be your âsecondâ book⊠becauseâŠ
That sounds ABSOLUTELY AMAZING
I donât actually know any Lisps so this marrying of three things that I am interested in would be perfect - and not just for me but I bet lots of other people too. All that bonus material, well that would make it even more compelling
I really do hope something comes of this, and I havenât mentioned anything to Dave yet, but Iâm really hoping he takes the BEAM world under his wing like Dave Thomas did Ruby (and then later Elixir) - I reckon if that were to happen then combined with everything else weâre seeing (and are going to see) it really will be like the stars are aligning to take Erlang and the BEAM world to the next level - and that is incredibly exciting.
Btw, for anyone interested hereâs the video I was referring to - I canât believe how calm and collected you were Duncan, if that was me I wouldnât have been able to contain my excitement 
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Oh, wow â that video was quite the flashback! And it was a LOT of fun to do 
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The funny thing is both Robert and Joe seem really excited and I am guessing that was down to some or all of the following: being in an âexcitingâ studio-like setting, a great day at a conference (or at Rackpace), Erlang becoming more famous/talked about at the time, and as well as of course meeting you Whatever the reasons were, itâs clear they were happy to be there and thatâs always heart-warming and nice to see.
Btw, and I hope she wonât mind me mentioning her, but @sophiedebenedetto is the Erlang/Elixir series editor at PragProg and I am hoping she might come across this thread and see some of the posts above⊠I am sure I wouldnât be the only person interested in seeing you write and them publish such a book
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Yeah, that was a fun year for Erlang Factory ⊠Robert and I chatted about LFE in a common room at the hotel (with a fireplace, iirc!), he gave his talk âHitchhikerâs Tour of the BEAMâ, JosĂ© was very excited about sharing Elixir with everyone, and Rackspace was sponsoring several events for Joe and the Gang (there was this amazing moment, emblazoned upon my memory, where we were all walking across town in San Francisco, down to the Rackspace offices, with Joe leading ~80 Erlangers like the Pied Piper â not to say that we were a bunch of rats, or anything âŠ). It was a really fun year for Erlang, and a hint of things to come: I think the next Erlang Factory saw the talk from WhatsApp and its acquisition for so many billions of dollars (but big $$$ always makes some people nuts, so 2013 was still probably more fun for people like me ).
P.S.: I looked it up, and there was indeed a fireplace 
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Oh hello! Thanks for pinging me in here @AstonJ and hello @oubiwann.
Iâd be happy to explore some of the book ideas youâve been kicking around to see if they might be a good fit for PragProg and to answer any questions you might have on our pitching and publishing process. Feel free to message me through this platform if youâd like to chat 
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Ooo exciting stuff Sophie! Thanks for dropping by and saying hello - I hope something comes of this and I will keep everything crossed it does!
You may also want to keep an eye on this thread: What kind of Erlang books or learning material would you like to see? (I reckon a book from @bjorng, @garazdawi, @kennethL and the rest of the Erlang core team would go down really well too! In fact in a conversation I had with Kenneth he said one of the core teamâs aims was to help show people how to write good reliable software - and I think people would love to see a book from them on that topic! As you know, reliable software is Erlangâs bread and butter and itâs something the core team have intimate details of. I know I wouldnât be the only person interested in a book (or two!) from them )
Sounds like a perfect day Duncan! And a real fire would have been the icing on the cake for me!
I wonder if @rvirding remembers the day too? And whether it was equally memorable for him (was that the first time you and him met btw?)
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