I see that macro are defined with associated metadata :macro true in its associated var.
Evaluate: (meta (var defn)) and you see the :macro true in metadata Why? In other lisp, macro are the result of evaluate (mlambda ... ) or something alike, that is, macro are values that are evaluated in an special way, as special forms (no evaluation of arguments) and then, the result is evaluated. Normal functions are (lambda .... ) like (fn .... ) in Clojure. As macros are values, they can be passed as arguments (map amacro ....) could be evaluated (I guess). In Clojure, you must write (map (var amacro) ... ) Why in Clojure the macro are defined using metadata, instead of something like (mlambda ... ) or (mfn ... )? My first guess: this way of doing macro was related with compile to Java Angel "Java" Lopez @ajlopez -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
