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Re: Aha! moments

Jack Unrue <no.s...@example.tld>

On 27 Sep 2006 17:12:44 -0400, Zach Beane <x...@xach.com> wrote:

> [snip]

>    - inspecting a GF object in slime

> What are some of the things that triggered your own Aha! moments? What
> sort of stuff delighted you when you discovered it? What advice would
> you give people who want to have more Aha! moments?

- macros of course, in particular, writing a DSL for defining
  GUI menu hierarchies

- learning what generic functions are and what you can do
  with them in CLOS (e.g. the different kinds of specializers)

- the MOP (and every MOP-related thread in this newsgroup is
  making me aware that I'm still hanging onto preconceived
  notions about OOP)

- incremental programming with SLIME

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Jack Unrue