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Recursively finding the length of a list in Lisp.
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| (defun len (list) | |
| (if list | |
| (1+ (len (cdr list))) | |
| 0)) |
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This recurcsively counts list items. it cuts off first item, adds one to the count and then calls itself on the shortened list. When it hits zero items, it starts to return recursively.