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Jean-Claude Beaudoin  
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 More options Aug 29 2010, 6:35 pm
Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp
From: Jean-Claude Beaudoin <jean.claude.beaud...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:35:50 -0400
Local: Sun, Aug 29 2010 6:35 pm
Subject: Re: Done with thread-safe CLOS.

Duane Rettig wrote:

> Flavors didn't (doesn't) have a change-class that affects instances.

That is precisely it, that and a very different class redefinition
semantic.

> If you think about it, though, one of the hardest
> things to pin down in CLOS is the combination of change-class and lazy-
> updating of instances.  It's also one of its greatest assets.

I will dispute it for the "lazy-updating of instances" part.

Jean-Claude


 
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