"rgb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> Rule of thumb: if your solution uses `eval' it's either buggy or
> clunky.
>
> Interesting, I've never heard this.
> My elisp isn't all that great yet so I looked for instances where
> I use it.
I use `eval' only when not using it would be tantamount to
implementing a metacircular lisp interpreter.
>
> Is there a collection of more such tips someplace?
ISTR that some tips like that (i.e. using `funcall' or `apply' instead
of `eval') are in the (old?) FAQ for comp.lang.lisp. But it's rather
for common lisp.
Oliver
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