Re: Syntax trees, macros, and reflexive Lua evolution

["Dr. Rich Artym" <rartym@...>]

On Tue, Nov 09, 2004 at 04:45:13PM +0000, David Given wrote:

> What he's saying is that since code is, fundamentally, structured as a 
> branching decision tree, the fact that an overwhelming number of decisions as 
> to the design of that code are made on the basis of how well the code can be 
> expressed on paper is a bit strange.

You've expressed that far more clearly than I did. :-)

> .., I'd much rather train the computers to have 
> better verbal skills so that they can communicate with *us*.
> 
> But this is hardly relevant to Lua!

Indeed.  Whereas LISP-style manipulation of the program graph could be
very relevant, and vastly more powerful than mere substitutive macros.

Rich Artym.
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