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Common Lisp Object System

The Common Lisp Object System (CLOS) is the facility for object-oriented programming in ANSI Common Lisp. CLOS is a dynamic object system which differs radically from the OOP facilities found in more static languages such as C++ or Java. CLOS was inspired by earlier Lisp object systems such as MIT Flavors and CommonLoops, although it is more general than…

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CLOS in other programming languages

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Metaobject Protocol

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Influences from older Lisp-based object systems

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Common Lisp Object System → Addison-Wesley, An Overview, Bobrow, Chapter, CLOS, CLOS Perspective, Common Lisp, Common Lisp HyperSpec, Daniel, Digital Press, Fundamentals, Gabriel, ISBN, It, Jim, Kiczales, Lawless, Linda DeMichiel, Lisp, Metaobject Protocol

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clos lisp methods common object classes system programming flavors generic languages functions method isbn systems commonloops class dispatch also metaobject

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MIT Flavorsinstance ofCLOS was inspired by earlier Lisp object systems0.80text
CommonLoopsinstance ofCLOS was inspired by earlier Lisp object systems0.80text
although it is more general than eitherinstance ofCLOS was inspired by earlier Lisp object systems0.80text
EuLisp or Emacs Lispinstance ofCLOS was adopted as part of the ANSI standard for Common Lisp and has been adapted into other Lisp dialects0.80text
Common Lisp Object Systemrelated to LiteratureSonya Keene0.60section
Common Lisp Object Systemrelated to LiteratureObject-Oriented Programming0.60section
Common Lisp Object Systemrelated to LiteratureCommon Lisp0.60section
Common Lisp Object Systemrelated to LiteratureProgrammer's Guide0.60section
Common Lisp Object Systemrelated to LiteratureCLOS0.60section
Common Lisp Object Systemrelated to LiteratureAddison-Wesley0.60section
Common Lisp Object Systemrelated to LiteratureISBN0.60section
Common Lisp Object Systemrelated to LiteratureKiczales0.60section

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