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Debugging Lisp: fix and resume a program from any point in the stack - how Common Lisp stands out.

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Debugging Lisp: fix and resume a program from any point in the stack - how Common Lisp stands out.

A five-minute demo of the Common Lisp debugger fixing a bug, recompiling a single function, and resuming execution from the failed stack frame. It shows how to avoid re-running long computations.

HN Lisp fans repeatedly link it as a short, concrete demonstration of Common Lisp's interactive debugging advantage.

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