@wrdnxnk Yeah, I am hating #clojure now, every time I make the slightest error I have to slog through all that nasty java back trace. ..

#clozurecl is a #commonlisp despite the deceptively similar name to cloJure it is spelled with a Z cloZureCL.

I guess, while I am at it, which #lisp #commonlisp should I settle on

#ClozureCL, #GnuCommonLisp #gcl, #Clisp, #SteelBankCommonLisp (#sbcl)

I'm almost giving up on #lisp. I can't even seem to set up a working environment. Using #SBCL because I can't figure out how broke my #ClozureCL install (it throws a sigreturn when I (quit) from repl)
Lastly I have no idea how to permanently upgrade to ASDF 3 - I run the install tool but I'm always back to ASDF 2.6 when I run quicklisp or anything.

There should be some decent tutorials after 60 years.
Maybe I'm just dumb tho.

According to common-lisp.net, any relevant #lisp implementation (I'm using #ClozureCL) should come with at least ASDF 3.
So why does Quicklisp give me 2.26? How do I update this?

The reason I think 3 is necessary is ASDF 2.26 doesn't seem to parse/deal with unusual tags in the defsystem form, which the systems I want to use have.

I want to like Lisp but it's making my brain cry.