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IMHO, the problem with macros is not the build step.Most IDE support "build on save" operations. Macros are just EVIL period, anything goes with them. Devs e

• davexunit 13y ago
  >Macros are just EVIL period, anything goes with them. Have you ever worked with a Lisp? Macros are incredibly useful for all sorts of things. For instance, the 'if' form is a macro. So are 'define' and 'let'. For an example of something that isn't a core language feature, there's the SRFI-41 Streams API that uses several macros. I know that this is trite, but as with any feature of any programming language, it can be abused. That doesn't nullify the benefits of macros. >Good languages dont need macros I hold the opposite opinion. Good languages need hygienic macros. Macros allow a programmer to build a language suited to their problem space.