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That's an implementation detail that doesn't bear much on actually using the language. The cons cell abstraction leaks sometimes, sure, but I wouldn't say that the concept of "pointer" is fundamental to Lisp at all.
heretohelp
on July 26, 2012
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Understanding that cons cells can point to anything and that the referent not the referrer has a "type" is critical to understanding the language.
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