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| Newer page: | version 7 | Last edited on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 9:49:07 pm | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
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Two unique things that make Common Lisp tempting, if you can get over the funny syntax:
*__The Common Lisp Object System__. Common Lisp appears to be the only language in common use that has [multiple dispatch | http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_dispatch].
*__Macros__: with these you can create and use code generators and custom control structures with little fuss.
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+''[Perl]6 is stealing them both. :) Although it won't likely be here for a few years yet. In fact multiple dispatch is already possible in [Perl]5, though not available natively - as always, a stroll through [CPAN] is helpful. --AristotlePagaltzis''
Quote from Paul Graham's little essay ''[What Made Lisp Different | http://www.paulgraham.com/diff.html]'':
;: ''9. The whole language always available. There is no real distinction between read-time, compile-time, and runtime. You can compile or run code while reading, read or run code while compiling, and read or compile code at runtime.''
