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Re:The Value in Go’s Simplicity by ken on Saturday November 16, 2019 @09:25AM (#21552765)
> Apart from function calls, you can tell exactly what it does without looking up anything else, like a macro definition for example.

It sounds like you’re splitting hairs here. In my experience, macros aren’t any more mysterious than functions. The only difference, after all, is when they’re evaluated.

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Re:The Value in Go’s Simplicity by silasdavis on Saturday November 16, 2019 @11:43AM (#21553519)
The difference is that they generate code. So now you have compile some code in your head as well as running your hypothetical execution. Nothing wrong with that but they tend to be harder to understand than functions.
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Re:The Value in Go’s Simplicity by balfirevic on Saturday November 16, 2019 @09:29AM (#21552788)
The other crucial difference is how their arguments (and result) are evaluated.
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