On 6/12/15 12:04 PM, deadalnix wrote:
On Friday, 12 June 2015 at 17:58:22 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
In their defense, there is a need for a metalanguage as well do
manipulate ASTs themselves. That's why all macro systems just look a
bit off. I suggest you give it a shot at defining a natural-looking
macro system if you're up to something, but I suspect there are many
subtleties to cope with.
Andrei
I'm not sure this is really needed when you have features like static
if. At some point, too much power create absurd language complication,
user bewilderment and diminishing return.
Yah, I was thinking in abstract, not for D. D rox. -- Andrei
