[r6rs-discuss] Low-level macro systems (Was: On naming the next scheme(s))

[Brian Mastenbrook]

On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:41:15 -0500, John Cowan <cowan at ccil.org> wrote:

> I stand with Al* Petrofsky here:  "Unhygienic insertion really is a dirty
> and dangerous business (I've even heard people say it can give you AIDS,
> but they might have been talking about something else)", from the SRFI-46
> mailing list.

If this sort of thing is disallowed entirely, we're in for a substantial  
reduction in the population.

> Thing One implementations can be allowed to add new syntax-transformers
> however they like, but let's not be deceived by the term "low-level".
> Low-level macros are a high-level feature.

I agree completely.

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Brian Mastenbrook
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