A Lisp where each function call runs a Docker container

In plain words

A Lisp programming language where each function call automatically executes within its own Docker container. Built for developers who need isolated function execution environments, it combines Lisp's functional programming paradigm with containerization for security and dependency management. The approach ensures functions run in separate, controlled environments while maintaining language-level integration. Available on GitHub.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

A Docker image is a piece of executable code that produces some output given some input. ./scripts/build-base ./scripts/build-builtins Then, run the tests. Be patient. ./scripts/run eval " (cons 1 2) " Pass --trace to run to see all calls. ./scripts/run --trace eval " (car (cdr (cons 1 (cons 2 (list))))) " You can also use docker stats and docker events to watch evaluation. ./scripts/build < program path > # Uses the filename if no name is specified Then run with ./scripts/run < name > Scripts Script Purpose build <file> [name] Build a Dockerfile into docker-lisp/<name> . Defaults to basename. build-base Build base images ( docker-lisp/base-racket , docker-lisp/base-call ) build-builtins…from github.com

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