Re:The future of Lisp...
by jamesnvc1 on Thursday January 22, 2009 @01:17PM
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There was actually some recent discussion about this on the Factor mailing list.
Factor's macros aren't really the same as Lisp's, as they are a compile-time optimization of dynamically-generated code, rather than a means of syntax extension. Factor does have a method for extending its syntax (called parsing words), but as of now they are not really first-class citizens in the way that Lisp macros are. There are, however, plans to remedy this and make them more declarative & easy to use.
Factor's macros aren't really the same as Lisp's, as they are a compile-time optimization of dynamically-generated code, rather than a means of syntax extension. Factor does have a method for extending its syntax (called parsing words), but as of now they are not really first-class citizens in the way that Lisp macros are. There are, however, plans to remedy this and make them more declarative & easy to use.