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What evidence do you have of "ecosystems" moving away from metaprogramming? Last I checked, it was just as popular in C++ as it's ever been, and a number of hig
by djur 6y ago
What evidence do you have of "ecosystems" moving away from metaprogramming? Last I checked, it was just as popular in C++ as it's ever been, and a number of high-profile new languages (Rust, Elixir, Nim) have made it a major selling point.
- cutler 6y agoDon't forget Clojure. Lisp wouldn't be lisp without meta programming/macros. Ruby has strong lisp roots and Ruby meta programming is what makes Rails so magical. Yes, we love magic in Ruby.