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--- ch1_4_conscells [2024/05/04 10:25] – admin
+++ ch1_4_conscells [2024/05/05 11:23] (current) – admin
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-Proper list ends with a conscell, which has ''NIL'' in //cdr//.
+Proper list ends with a conscell, which has ''NIL'' (null pointer) in //cdr//.
 Lisp allows us to construct list directly using ''CONS'' function.
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 (A B C)
 </code>
+The power and simplicity of Lisp originates from the fact that code is a list of lists and atoms, exactly the same structure connected with conscells, as is any user-defined data list. Lisp macros can manipulate the code using any of the functions that manipulate data lists.
 FIXME
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 Show more examples, cons, car, cdr, link to List Processing Functions.
 Show functionality of accessors and SETF shenanigans. Link to Cycles.
+Dotting.
+Show list with nil element, or (nil) sublist.