As of now, we have a working Lisp system, although it's missing some big pieces: CLOS, Conditions, and a full Type system (it doesn't handle subtypes). The new compiler will fix problems with we have with compiling Loop and the Pretty Printer. It will also cut down the amount of JVM code by at least a factor of 2 and make it run much faster than that. The new compiler is built around Structure Analysis algorithms. This enables of the good things a compiler should have: tail-calls, better closure handling, dead code elimination, loop optimization, etc.
CLOS is the key to access to Java libraries. The package system is extended to handle Java packages. Later the FIND-CLASS function will locate Java classes directly as will FIND-SYMBOL and Reader will locate Java fields and methods.
Other pieces are to bring CLforJava up to the current version of Unicode (it is at Unicode 4.0 now), better documentation, and a help system based on Java Help.
And lots and lots and lots of tests!
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