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# Old McCarthy Had a Form
Ian Eure

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Most practical languages are multi-paradigm, offering several
abstractions for the programmer.  But did you know that Emacs Lisp
comes with a powerful system for object-oriented programming? Join me
for a discussion of EIEIO, and learn how it can help you write more
modular, flexible Emacs Lisp.



# Outline

-   5-10 minutes: (brief description/outline)
    -   What is CLOS/EIEIO?
    -   Why would I want OOP in Emacs Lisp?
    -   How is the CLOS object model different from C++/Java/.NET?
    -   Further reading

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-   20 minutes: (brief description/outline)
    -   What is CLOS/EIEIO?
    -   Why would I want OOP in Emacs Lisp?
    -   How is the CLOS object model different from C++/Java/.NET?
    -   Generic functions
    -   Methods which implement those functions
        -   Specializers
    -   Further reading

-   40 minutes: (brief description/outline)
    -   What is CLOS/EIEIO?
    -   Why would I want OOP in Emacs Lisp?
    -   How is the CLOS object model different from C++/Java/.NET?
    -   Generic functions
    -   Methods which implement them
        -   Specializers
    -   Example interface & demo
    -   Classes
        -   Slots
        -   Initializing instances
        -   Cloning & other miscellany
    -   Inheritance
        -   Method qualifiers
    -   Further reading
    -   Q&A

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