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		stcredzero on June 3, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask YC: What exactly is so hard about OO? WOuld this be another way of thinking of it: Lisp Macros are boilerplate without the duplication. (And so without the drawbacks)

Zak on June 3, 2008 [–]

Yes, as long as you keep in mind that macros can be much more than that.

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