The Common Lisp Object System: An Overview
Generate an AI Snapshot to get a quick, structured summary of this paper.
A concise AI-generated summary of the paper will appear here once you click Generate AI Snapshot.
TL;DR
The Common Lisp Object System is an object-oriented system that is based on the concepts of generic functions, multiple inheritance, and method combination that has been proposed as a standard for ANSI Common Lisp and has been tentatively endorsed by X3J13.
Abstract
The Common Lisp Object System is an object-oriented system that is based on the concepts of generic functions, multiple inheritance, and method combination. All objects in the Object System are instances of classes that form an extension to the Common Lisp type system. The Common Lisp Object System is based on a meta-object protocol that renders it possible to alter the fundamental structure of the Object System itself. The Common Lisp Object System has been proposed as a standard for ANSI Common Lisp and has been tentatively endorsed by X3J13.