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I don't know why setf always felt hard for me to really grok back when I was starting programming. It has grown to feel extremely natural. Is nice to know tha
by taeric 2y ago
I don't know why setf always felt hard for me to really grok back when I was starting programming. It has grown to feel extremely natural. Is nice to know that for most "accessor" style functions, you can use those in setf to update their value.
I never looked too hard at how this was accomplished. Fun article!
- martinflack 2y ago> It has grown to feel extremely natural. That's how all of Common Lisp worked out for me. It all feels strange, then after a couple years of hobbyist usage, it all feels natural.
- taeric 2y agoI wish I knew how to communicate that change to folks. There is a lot of history on many of the forms that exist in common lisp. And much of it is far more practical in origin than I expected going into it.