>>>>> "BT" == Ben Tilly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
BT> Perl 6 will have all sorts of things letting you more reliably and BT> flexibly redefine syntax. You'll be able to hook directly into the BT> parsing process, redefine the grammar, and do things like define your BT> own operators. However I don't know of anything that will match BT> Lisp's macro system. don't quote me but i believe larry made perl 6's macros be as powerful as lisp's. a macro can replace with text which gets parsed or with a preparsed op tree which is more like how lisp does it. the pelr6 language list can clarify this or someone can delve into the synopses docs. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Free Perl Training --- http://perlhunter.com/college.html --------- --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
