DIP 50 - AST macros

[Walter Bright]

On 11/14/2013 1:25 AM, dennis luehring wrote:
> Am 14.11.2013 10:12, schrieb Walter Bright:
>> I've also seen the sheer awfulness of what happens with these systems over the
>> long term. The fascinating thing about this awfulness is people are well aware
>> of it in everyone's macro libraries but their own.
>
> the same was said about templates AND string mixins before - but currently only
> the wise guys building good/great templates/mixins which are in use by everyone
> - no terror from the deep

I don't buy that these are analogous. They are very different features.