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wheelerof4te on April 25, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Hare programming language

Macros were one of the biggest mistakes that C allowed, along with the undefined behavior.

Not allowing macros means a more standardized reference implementation, which translates to a more readable code overall.

nine_k on April 25, 2022 [–]

Simple textual substitution macros are indeed pain.

Nicer, AST-level macros can be better, but can also be a pain (see Lisp, C++ for examples of either).

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