| Right, I am not used to reflection. Is there a collection of nice
| examples where reflection is a "must have"?
It is hard to argue for "must have", because the only thing we need is
a binary file editor :-)
However, the way I see reflection uses in my own work is not too far
from the examples discussed in the papers
* Unrolling and Simplifying Expressions with Template Haskell, by
Ian Lynagh, May 2003.
* Automatic skeletons in Template Haskell, by Kevin Hammond, Jost
Berthold and Rita Loogen, June 2003.
* Optimising Embedded DSLs using Template Haskell, by Sean
Seefried, Manuel Chakravarty, Gabriele Keller, March 2004.
Would it be possible to give a few lines of explanation. What interests
me most is: what would I gain if I had reflections in Aldor? Would that
make my programming easier/more convenient. Or would it add more power
to Aldor? I have not yet read those papers, but to me it looks very much
like reflections are useful for optimizing code that I have written.
A simple short overview of the situation is very much appreciated.
Ralf
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