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Re:An Introduction to Metaprogramming in Ruby by pseudocomposer on Thursday July 27, 2023 @05:31PM (#36900432)
Rust’s macro system is the first I’ve seen with the same potential. But of course, an equal to Rails has yet to surface; and even if one does, being a compiled language still counteracts a lot of its ergonomics.
Re:An Introduction to Metaprogramming in Ruby by ramenbytes on Thursday July 27, 2023 @06:18PM (#36900900)
Excuse me netizen, do you have a moment to talk about our Lord and Savior, Lisp?
Re:An Introduction to Metaprogramming in Ruby by pseudocomposer on Thursday July 27, 2023 @06:20PM (#36900922)
With Lisp, is it even metaprogramming? Or maybe everything is metaprogramming…
Re:An Introduction to Metaprogramming in Ruby by phibz on Thursday July 27, 2023 @08:41PM (#36901960)
Or everything is just a list.