From: James Britt <james_b@...>
Date: 2005-09-27T10:46:41+09:00
Subject: Re: Fwd: Lisp macros

Joe Van Dyk wrote:
> Whoops, this belongs on ruby-talk... Sorry.

I trust the accidental exposure to Lisp wasn't too traumatizing.

Anyway, there have been sporadic discussions both here and on ruby-core 
about adding true Lisp-style macros to Ruby.  My understanding is that 
while Ruby can do assorted flips and twists, it cannot do quite the same 
sort of things as found in Lisp (and I hope a true Lisper here can 
elaborate on this); I also believe that Matz is less than enamored with 
idea of adding this to Ruby (and I hope a true Matz can elaborate on 
this, too).


James
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