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Re:Why Lisp macros are cool, a Perl perspective (2005) by lispm on Monday December 16, 2019 @09:17PM (#21809847)
I can compile a file to machine code and load it into another process. The file compiler provides the 'compile-time'. The other process then provides 'load-time' and 'run-time'.
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Re:Why Lisp macros are cool, a Perl perspective (2005) by ScottBurson on Monday December 16, 2019 @11:01PM (#21810406)
Right, you can also do it that way. I should have said "all these things can happen in a single process in an interleaved manner".
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