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From: thinman@netcom.com (Technically Sweet)
Subject: Re: Dynamic inheritance using Scheme?
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sethml@avarice.ugcs.caltech.edu (Seth LaForge) writes:

>In fact, here's a challange: Has anyone used eval in some situation
>which they think could not be solved as easily and efficiently with
>some other technique?  I'm curious about why so many people seem to
>think eval a necessity...

Downloading programs over networks.  c.f. Scheme48 and the WWW.
(Now I can't find the URban Legend that lets you type in Scheme
commands via a form.)


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