Iispm·9 anni fa·discusshttp://zeniv.linux.org.uk/~ober/clb/ has some recent comparisons of CL options. Sbcl is but one of the available options.
Iispm·10 anni fa·discussLispworks is really nice. But I find the Slime integration with emacs works fantastic when you need to support lispworks/allegro/ccl/sbcl with the same interface.
Iispm·10 anni fa·discussWhy? The question is never 'Why?', but 'How?'. The answer is the hacker "Hands on Imperative".