What You've Learned

In this chapter, we discussed the basic Lisp syntax. Along the way, you learned the following:

  • Parentheses in Lisp are there to keep the amount of syntax to a minimum.

  • Lists are created from cons cells.

  • You can create lists by making cons cells with the cons command.

  • You can inspect the pieces of a list with car and cdr.

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