Re: [Scheme-reports] Proposal to add fexprs
musicdenotation@gmail.com 17 Nov 2013 10:19 UTC
Why is static analysis a problem? The compiler can tell whether something is a function or a macro by looking at it's source code. If it's from a library, look at the source code of a library or the library should flag whether a procedure is a function or a macro.
Anyway, you can specify fexprs as an optional part of the language, so that anyone interested can implement it.
---Original message---
From: John Cowan
Sent: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 15:10:09 -0500
To: vnikolov@pobox.com
Subject: Re: [Scheme-reports] Proposal to add fexprs
Vassil Nikolov scripsit:
> (Common Lisp, and some other lisps, allow arbitrary functions to
> be used to define macros, and it is entirely up to the programmer
> to ensure that they don't "misbehave". Scheme introduces certain
> restrictions and so assumes some of that responsibility.)
Unfortunately, a Common Lisp macro programmer cannot prevent misuse,
no matter who cleverly their macros are written. At most they can
only make it less likely.
--
John Cowan cowan@ccil.org http://www.ccil.org/~cowan
Is it not written, "That which is written, is written"?
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