Replace an item in a list in Common Lisp?

Question

I have a list of things (I\'ll call it L), an index(N) and a new thing(NEW). If I want to replace the thing in L at N with NEW, what is the best way to do this? Should I get the

Answer 1

(setf (nth N L) T)

is the clearest, most succinct, and fastest way, if what you want to do is a "destructive" modification, i.e. actually change the existing list. It does not allocate any new memory.