Re: Aha! moments

GP lisper <spambait@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

- Be broadly aware of the tools available, and don't worry about
immediate application

The tough one. It's too easy to code up a solution to a problem, you
don't think about distributing the answer, since other lispers can
code as solution just as fast.

By this I mean being aware, even superficially, of built-in things
like CLOS and its standard protocols, conditions, bit-twiddling
functions, format, etc. When the need for a tool arises in the future,
it's good that it can tickle your memory ("isn't there something in
Lisp related to this?") instead of seeming like a frustrating
roadblock.

Zach
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