I stumbled on this literally in the same minute as I was about to start writing a program and wondering whether I ought to use CLOS. I don't think it answered my question, but it was interesting reading nonetheless.
I've had much the same experience that the Mr. Marshall describes with many aspects of Common Lisp: repeatedly, I'll discover that something which annoyed me (CLOS, packages, pathnames — whatever) is actually remarkably well-thought-out and pragmatically useful. It really is an amazing language.
nerdponx|8 years ago
wtbob|8 years ago
I've had much the same experience that the Mr. Marshall describes with many aspects of Common Lisp: repeatedly, I'll discover that something which annoyed me (CLOS, packages, pathnames — whatever) is actually remarkably well-thought-out and pragmatically useful. It really is an amazing language.
quickoats|8 years ago
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