{"product_id":"object-oriented-lisp-programming-with-clos-practical-common-lisp-object-system-explained-from-classes-and-methods-to-metaobject-protocols-9798269185941","title":"Object-Oriented Lisp Programming with CLOS: Practical Common Lisp Object System Explained from Classes and Methods to Metaobject Protocols","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Darryl Jeffery\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Programming - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if your Lisp programs could evolve at runtime, adapting to new requirements without a single reboot?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eObject-Oriented Lisp Programming with CLOS\u003c\/i\u003e introduces the Common Lisp Object System as the ultimate toolkit for building modular, adaptive software. 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