Le Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:15:46 -0400,
John Cowan <xxxxxx@ccil.org> a écrit :

> On Fri, Mar 13, 2026, 3:50 AM jobol <xxxxxx@nonadev.net> wrote:
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>  And you can find some other. Confusing isn't it?
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> > In my opinion the method should be called 'fresh-child' or
> > 'procreate'.
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> I prefer either clone or copy (which I agree are synonyms).

Hi John,

I'm suspecting that you fell in the confusing trap. The proposed clone
method is not a copy at all. The returned object does not hold any
value except its parent. But maybe not and I am the only one confused.

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> >
> > I also think that there is a need for a cloning (copying) method
> > that will return a copy of immediate slots in a fresh instance.
> > Possible names are clone, copy, twin, fresh-copy, fresh-twin, ...
> >
>
> I think shallow-copy is a good name for this.