cm0002@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 5 days agoWhen people encounter Lisp syntax for the first timeimagemessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up1300arrow-down16cross-posted to: programmerhumor@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareRecallMadness@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·5 days agoThreading is a great case for a macro. (-> x (* 2) (/ 3) (- 1)) Is the same as (- (/ (* x 2) 3) 1)
minus-squareMika@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·5 days agoSure it’s not like it has no uses, but it’s something languages have built-in as syntax sugar or operators, and you rarely need to built your own macro for anything.
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Threading is a great case for a macro.
(-> x (* 2) (/ 3) (- 1))Is the same as
(- (/ (* x 2) 3) 1)Sure it’s not like it has no uses, but it’s something languages have built-in as syntax sugar or operators, and you rarely need to built your own macro for anything.
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What does it have to do with lisp?
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