Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!midway!uwvax!wilma.cs.wisc.edu!dcmartin From: dcmartin@wilma.cs.wisc.edu (David C. Martin) Newsgroups: comp.lang.clos Subject: LISP as a component Message-ID: <1991May30.141740.761@spool.cs.wisc.edu> Date: 30 May 91 14:17:40 GMT References: <9105181833.AA05092@rice-chex> <1991May28.033548.26907@cs.cmu.edu> Sender: news@spool.cs.wisc.edu (The News) Distribution: inet Organization: University of Wisconsin - Madison Lines: 20 I heartily agree with Gregor that LISP does have a role to play. Especially as the market begins to understand the power of OO systems, extensibility and sharing of code (in much that same way that macros for 1-2-3 et. al. are promulgated) will become required for new systems. In my experience LISP can provide this functionality, even at the basic level of providing it in a form like Emacs LISP, allowing users to write code and customize the application to suit their needs. One day I expect to see C++ based object-oriented databases with LISP/CLOS style additions for run-time and user-definable types, methods, etc... The failings of C/C++ and other static systems must solved and the simplicity and elegance of LISP appears to fit that shoe nicely. dcm -- ----- David C. Martin arpa: dcmartin@cs.wisc.edu University of Wisconsin - Madison uucp: uunet!ucbarpa!dcmartin Computer Sciences Department at&t: 608/262-6624 (O)