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> (CL is not really a functional language, and hardly can be considered an immutable one)

It's important to note here though that this is a feature, not a bug. CL is a multi-paradigm and extremely pragmatic language.

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I usually quip that Common Lisp and Perl are basically the same language, bit with different syntax. Not quite correct, obviously, but both languages give me that same pragmatic feel where having several approaches to the same problem is considered something desirable, not a defect.

perl also grabbed a lot of things from CL, like moose(their MOP, at least so I hear).

> this is a feature, not a bug

1) I never said it was a bug. 2) Whether CL's multi-paradigm nature is an advantage or not is subjective.

That's all what I meant. I read your comment as implying this is a bug; seems I was wrong.

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