Dan Muresan scripsit:
> But how can I expect this to pass? It has been decided in R5RS that
> define-macro is not necessary. Then, once it became obvious how weak
> syntax-rules are, it has been decided to throw another layer of complexity
> at it -- syntax-case. And with all this stuff, I still can't have all the
> power of Lisp macros... Why is this called progress?
If you want assembly language, you know where to find it.
Seriously, define-macro is like dynamic variable scope: it's great until it
Does The Wrong Thing, and then you have bugs that are very difficult
to find.
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Received on Fri Sep 22 2006 - 15:32:05 UTC