I am admittedly still a Lisp (et. al.) rookie, but isn't the entire point of Sch... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

eblume on Nov 9, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Nature of Lisp

I am admittedly still a Lisp (et. al.) rookie, but isn't the entire point of Scheme that it introduces hygienic macros? Or are you referring to some other (perhaps sarcastic) notion of macro hygiene?

snprbob86 on Nov 10, 2012 [–]

That's one design characteristic of Scheme, but I wouldn't call it "the entire point".

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact