reflection based on my experience so far on compile-time meta-programming in D as a novice user: the problems

[Steven Schveighoffer]

On Monday, 14 September 2020 at 18:30:16 UTC, mw wrote:
> On Monday, 14 September 2020 at 18:20:02 UTC, Steven 
> Schveighoffer wrote:
>>    // this would be easier with string interpolation!
>> , D has far superior string manipulation capabilities.
>
> Basically, your solution is: let's just use strings! (forget 
> about of all the other fancy mechanism I've listed in point 
> (1)).
>  Yes, that's right: source code should just be strings.
>
> From that point of view, C-preprocessor is conceptually at a 
> high level.

This is hilariously backwards. The c preprocessor is literally 
just pasting strings around.

-Steve