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Re:Three unique features of Lisp in 2010 by numeromancer on Friday January 28, 2011 @10:10AM (#2152057)
Why not mention

- macros

- compiler macros

- reader macros

What other languages have these? What was done with compiler macros in cl-ppcre is something that doesn't seem possible anywhere else.

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Re:Three unique features of Lisp in 2010 by RodgerTheGreat on Friday January 28, 2011 @10:24AM (#2152116)
As was mentioned in the last Lisp macros thread, Forth's defining words. All of the flow control constructs and any words that use a unique syntax are defined through this mechanism.
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Re:Three unique features of Lisp in 2010 by stcredzero on Friday January 28, 2011 @10:20AM (#2152103)
I understand that Forth has things like reader macros.
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