Three unique features of Lisp in 2010

Re:Three unique features of Lisp in 2010 by jcromartie on Friday January 28, 2011 @10:00AM (#2152020)

I'm not sure I get the global variables bit?

I know in Clojure you can rebind a var in a certain context with the 'binding' form... is that what they mean?

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Re:Three unique features of Lisp in 2010 by silentbicycle on Friday January 28, 2011 @10:10AM (#2152052)

Yes. They're often called "special variables" or "dynamic variables" in a Lisp context - their value is checked within the current scope, not the (lexical) context in which they were defined.

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Re:Three unique features of Lisp in 2010 by loewenskind on Friday January 28, 2011 @11:34AM (#2152422)

I point out the value of them here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2152329

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