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spooneybarger
on Aug 3, 2011
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What's Special About Lisp?
I assume when you say 'Lisp has powerful exception handling' you are referring to Common Lisp's conditions.
sjs
on Aug 3, 2011
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There's nothing inherently Lispy about conditions and restarts but they are often cited as one of "Lisp"'s strengths. Sorry for continuing to conflate Lisp the concept with CL.
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