I would far rather have CL's explicit representation of the different types of equality, than many languages approach of either a) "you can't do that" or b) jus

I would far rather have CL's explicit representation of the different types of equality, than many languages approach of either a) "you can't do that" or b) just getting it wrong sometimes. So I would hardly call that behind the times, although the interface could be nicer I suppose.