Concatenation is the act of joining two or more things together in a series, like strings in programming. It's the coding equivalent of taping together a bunch of those little paper fortune teller things to make one giant, unwieldy mess.

How to use it in a sentence

• I tried to concatenate the user's first and last name, but I accidentally used a comma instead of a plus sign and now their name is "John,Doe" - guess I'll be debugging that one for a while.

• The new hire keeps trying to concatenate strings with the & operator, despite my repeated explanations that this isn't Visual Basic - I'm starting to think they may have oversold their programming skills on their resume.

If you actually want to learn more...

• Onshore Lisp Tools: This page provides a comprehensive list of Lisp development tools, including libraries for string manipulation and concatenation. Perfect for when you want to take your Lisp skills to the next level and create even more convoluted code.

• Scheme FAQ: The Scheme FAQ covers a wide range of topics related to the Scheme programming language, including how to perform string concatenation. It's like having a wise old mentor, except instead of sage advice, you get snarky answers to your programming questions.

• Tao of Recursion: This article delves into the philosophical aspects of recursion, which is often used in conjunction with concatenation to process lists and strings. Perfect for when you want to ponder the deeper meaning of your code while simultaneously questioning your life choices.

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