Re: Generating functions from data

On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 11:44 AM, John D. Hume wrote: > After some experience with excessively meta-programmed Ruby apps, I > generally try to design an API that is as clean (or almost) as what I'm > tempted to generate and avoid the metaprogramming. For example > (api/get-user-by-id "123") is onl

Re: Generating functions from data

After some experience with excessively meta-programmed Ruby apps, I generally try to design an API that is as clean (or almost) as what I'm tempted to generate and avoid the metaprogramming. For example (api/get-user-by-id "123") is only slightly nicer than (api/get-by-id :user "123"), so if the fo

Re: Generating functions from data

On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 7:48 PM, Jeremy Heiler wrote: > I am interested in what you think about generating functions at compile > time (with a macro) from data. The specific use case I am thinking about > pertains to libraries for large web services with a lot of endpoints. A > cost-benefit analys

Re: Generating functions from data

On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 9:35 PM, Michael-Keith Bernard (SegFaultAX) < mkbernard@gmail.com> wrote: > There are a number of existing implementations of what you're describing, > the most well known of which is the Web Services Description Language > (WSDL) >

Re: Generating functions from data

Hi Jeremy, There are a number of existing implementations of what you're describing, the most well known of which is the Web Services Description Language (WSDL)commonly used with SOAP . A WSDL f

Generating functions from data

I am interested in what you think about generating functions at compile time (with a macro) from data. The specific use case I am thinking about pertains to libraries for large web services with a lot of endpoints. A cost-benefit analysis could probably be done for what size is appropriate, but let