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What does "save point" mean in this context? The concept is mentioned several times in the article, but I didn't see any references to saving anything.
by cuspycode 6y ago
What does "save point" mean in this context? The concept is mentioned several times in the article, but I didn't see any references to saving anything.
- valbaca 6y agoI think it means when you store the state of the active REPL, allowing you to close it down and resume it later with the same context. Much like a "save point" in video games.
- cuspycode 6y agoOK, I think I get it now. So comment macros saved from an earlier REPL session can be brought back for use later? That's pretty cool, and it does highlight the LISP roots of Clojure.
- lispm 6y agoFor me, it means that there is a bunch of instructions which will get you to some state. It's not about actually storing state, which Lisp with image-based development can do in some form.
- athomasoriginal 6y agoYep. This is generally what I meant by that line.