Lisp Editing in the 80s - Interlisp SEdit

Why it was recommended

Brian Mastenbrook demonstrating Interlisp's SEDIT structure editor in the Xerox Lisp environment

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What it covers

A short demo of SEdit, the structure editor for Interlisp-D on Xerox Lisp machines in the 1980s, which edits code as trees rather than text. It is for someone who already knows the basic terms and wants the next step.

Video details

Channel

thoughtupquick

Length

4 min 54 sec

Year

2017

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