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Re:Stop Writing JavaScript Compilers, Make Macros Instead by klibertp on Wednesday January 08, 2014 @05:02PM (#7027063)
Also, macros in racket are lexically scoped. Any modern macro system should follow their design, IMHO.
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Re:Stop Writing JavaScript Compilers, Make Macros Instead by dherman on Wednesday January 08, 2014 @11:23PM (#7028750)
Agreed, and happily sweet.js is very consciously modeled after Racket.
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Re:Stop Writing JavaScript Compilers, Make Macros Instead by klibertp on Thursday January 09, 2014 @05:24AM (#7029674)
That's the best thing I read this morning and a reason why I'm going to give sweet.js a closer look :)
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