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Why Java Won't Have Macros

Posted by timothy on from the they-don't-mix-with-the-beans dept.

bugbear writes "Carlos Perez has just posted a page that quotes Sun Java 'theologist' Gilad Bracha about why there is no plan to add macros (in the Lisp sense) to Java."

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  1. Sigh.. by DrunkBastard · · Score: 5, Funny

    One less language to be used in obfuscated code contests. Where's the fun without macros and overloading? sigh....

  2. Re:useless by Elwood+P+Dowd · · Score: 5, Funny

    >> if u want the extra performance boost

    >Maybe you wouldn't find macros so useless if you created some keyboard macros to replace ' u ' with ' you '.
    >
    >Just a thought.

    Maybe yoyou woyouldn't find macros so youseless if yoyou created some keyboard macros to replace 'you' with 'yoyou'.

    Jyoust a thoyought.

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