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Lisp is traditionally well matched to problems which are inherently dynamic and feature irregular computations; distributed Lisp extends this to exploiting distributed systems. Many contemporary computing applications make demands in precisely these areas. This paper reports on early experiences in the use of distributed Lisp techniques in one such application domain, distributed hypermedia. Within this domain we focus on open hypermedia, which is becoming established as a powerful paradigm for distributed information management. Our investigation suggests that Lisp technology and philosophy offers important ‘added value’ in delivering dynamic, distributed solutions, with the potential of improved design and organisation.
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De Roure, D. (1996). The role of distributed Lisp in open hypermedia information systems. In: Ito, T., Halstead, R.H., Queinnec, C. (eds) Parallel Symbolic Languages and Systems. PSLS 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1068. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0023071
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