From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: [External] : Re: Why is defun not executed during load-file?
Date: Mon, 31 May 2021 23:48:58 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87a6oatvzp.fsf@web.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87a6oad81r.fsf@zoho.eu
Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
<help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> writes:
> What kind of things or problems could or should you solve
> with macros?
My opinion is: Macros extend the language ("Lisp is a programmable
programming language"). Using macros can be beneficial if the problem
is of a kind so that adding new constructs to the language allows for
abstractions or at least coding style that makes writing and reading
code (and thinking) actually easier. If that's not the case, don't use
them when possible.
Michael.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-05-31 21:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-05-30 22:48 Why is defun not executed during load-file? Drew Adams
2021-05-30 22:57 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-05-31 2:05 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-05-31 2:56 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-05-31 5:05 ` Drew Adams
2021-05-31 19:20 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-05-31 19:47 ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-05-31 20:09 ` Marcin Borkowski
2021-06-07 2:19 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-06-07 6:27 ` Jean Louis
2021-06-07 14:18 ` FW: " Drew Adams
2021-06-07 14:41 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-05-31 21:40 ` Example use of macro to minimize and generalize the code Jean Louis
2021-05-31 23:37 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-05-31 23:59 ` Jean Louis
2021-06-01 0:34 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-06-01 0:39 ` Jean Louis
2021-06-01 0:59 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-06-01 1:25 ` Jean Louis
2021-06-01 14:02 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-06-01 16:33 ` Jean Louis
2021-06-01 16:54 ` Yuri Khan
2021-06-01 17:24 ` Jean Louis
2021-06-01 17:57 ` Yuri Khan
2021-06-01 18:12 ` Jean Louis
2021-05-31 21:45 ` Example use of macro to minimize and generalize the code (2) Jean Louis
2021-05-31 21:48 ` Michael Heerdegen [this message]
2021-05-31 23:41 ` [External] : Re: Why is defun not executed during load-file? Drew Adams
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