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# [PicoLisp Explored: Object-Oriented Programming, Part 1](https://picolisp-explored.com/picolisp-explored-object-oriented-programming-part-1?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

"Object-oriented programming is an exceptionally bad idea which could only have originated in California." (Edsger W. Dijkstra)

Oct 8, 2021 · 6 min read · picolisp-explored.com  
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[Frantisek Fuka](https://hashnode.com/@fuxoft)

[May 26, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/picolisp-explored-object-oriented-programming-part-1/615ff059b945c81a907cfdc1/comment/665341c730cccdb0b1eeae03)

This article contains a whole paragraph called "Using This" which begins with "In the examples, we will notice a new variable This..." However, the variable "This" does not appear anywhere in the examples on this page.