[Asdf-devel] Why does asdf use ``operate''?
Mirko Vukovic
mirko.vukovic at gmail.com
Fri Jul 4 21:26:42 UTC 2014
Why does ASDF use the
(operate operation-name arguments ...)
convention instead of the more usual function call
(function-name arguments ...)
Even with `operate', eventually a function will be called.
Also that one can define top level functions that call operate
(defun foo (...)
(operate 'foo-operation ...))
What does the extra layer of operate allow that generic functions and
methods
do not?
Thank you,
Mirko
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