[jammygit]

I did not realize common lisp was still in use and was therefore planning on learning Clojure instead. Which is better to learn then?

[billsix]

http://www.paulgraham.com/onlisp.html

[gilesgate]

"On Lisp" is a good book but perhaps too advanced for an introduction, whereas his "ANSI Common Lisp"[0] is better suited to the purpose. Barski's "Land of Lisp" has also received positive feedback.[1]

I'd be interested to see what others consider a suitable general learning path for Lisp.

[0] http://www.paulgraham.com/acl.html

[1] http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9781593272814.do

[lispm]

The usual starting book is 'Practical Common Lisp' by Peter Seibel. Some advanced stuff then in 'Common Lisp Recipes' by Edi Weitz. Some older advanced stuff with examples: Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming, Cases Studies in Common Lisp (PAIP) by Peter Norvig.

[linfocito]

I think this "A Road to Common Lisp" is a very good introductory guide

http://stevelosh.com/blog/2018/08/a-road-to-common-lisp/

[eschaton]

What made you think it was “no longer in use?” It’s a very big world. Just because something isn’t mentioned regularly in headlines doesn’t mean it’s not out there.

[kristianp]

I would imagine Clojure has more use than Lisp. It's a valid question which is better to learn, not one I'm qualified to answer, though. All I would say is that the Clojure community seems more active, and less prickly than the Lisp one.