LISP as a component

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From: David C. Martin
Date: Thu, 30 May 1991 14:17

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I heartily agree with Gregor that LISP does have a role to play.  Especially
as the market begins to understand the power of OO systems, extensibility and
sharing of code (in much that same way that macros for 1-2-3 et. al. are 
promulgated) will become required for new systems.

In my experience LISP can provide this functionality, even at the basic
level of providing it in a form like Emacs LISP, allowing users to write
code and customize the application to suit their needs.

One day I expect to see C++ based object-oriented databases with LISP/CLOS 
style additions for run-time and user-definable types, methods, etc... 
The failings of C/C++ and other static systems must solved and the simplicity
and elegance of LISP appears to fit that shoe nicely.

dcm
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