Stop Writing JavaScript Compilers, Make Macros Instead

Re:Stop Writing JavaScript Compilers, Make Macros Instead by smrtinsert on Wednesday January 08, 2014 @03:46PM (#7026480)

unless I can import a macro like clojure then no thanks. javascript debugging is already a major nightmare since any object can be edited anywhere, i dont need macros multiplying that disaster.

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Re:Stop Writing JavaScript Compilers, Make Macros Instead by klibertp on Wednesday January 08, 2014 @05:00PM (#7027046)

Actually you could easily use macros to reduce this nightmare. And yes, I wish for sane module system in JS too - my ideal is Racket in this regard, especially after recent addition of nested submodules.

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Re:Stop Writing JavaScript Compilers, Make Macros Instead by coldtea on Wednesday January 08, 2014 @06:05PM (#7027517)

>javascript debugging is already a major nightmare since any object can be edited anywhere

No it really cannot, except if it's exported there.

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