"Douglas Alan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | | > On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:23:42 -0400, Douglas Alan wrote: | | >> Macros are a way to abstract syntax the way that objects are used to | >> abstract data types and that iterators and generators abstract control, | >> etc. | | > But why is the ability to abstract syntax good? | | It allows the community to develop language features in a modular way | without having to sully the code base for the language itself. [etc]
Some of the strongest opposition to adding macros to Python comes from people like Alex Martelli who have had experience with them in *multi-person production* projects. He claimed in various posts that the net effect was to reduce productivity. So convince us (and Guido!) that he is wrong ;-) But I would prefer you somehow try to help make usable multi-arg and predicate dispatch a reality. tjr -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
