Re-define a class and have all objects automatically get updated to reflect the changes. Evaluate arbitrary expressions mid-stack trace. Run into a bug, get c

Re-define a class and have all objects automatically get updated to reflect the changes. Evaluate arbitrary expressions mid-stack trace. Run into a bug, get caught in an error, re-define the offensive function interactively, and re-run the computation before that point, all without stopping and restarting. (Example real-world use-case: You re-define one of your REST API endpoints without having to restart your server or interrupt the request-flow, be it in test or—if you so desire—in prod.) Change the class of an object at run-time. Re-compile and re-load individual functions from your editor with your production, git-committed code. This one is huge. You use interactive and incremental development to, well, develop! Not side-by-side with your code, but in your code as well, at a fine-enough grained level. Common Lisp was designed to be both interactive and incremental. It's not a bolt-on feature. Jupyter notebooks and auto-reloading have a very different feel, and (dis)incentivize different qualities and processes of development.