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When people encounter Lisp syntax for the first time (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Threading is a great case for a macro.

(-> x (* 2) (/ 3) (- 1))

Is the same as (- (/ (* x 2) 3) 1)

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    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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